Non-League sensation Ollie Tanner turned down a move to Spurs after winning round sceptical coaches who believed his unpleasant tweets about Harry Kane would prevent a move.
Seventh-tier Lewes said on Saturday that Tanner, 19, had turned down a contract with Tottenham after failing to agree personal terms.
And Sportsmail can reveal the details behind the teenager’s eventual snub.
Having shot to the attention of Spurs scouts he was invited to trial at the club’s Enfield HQ.
But the club were then alerted to nasty social media posts about Kane.