‘I get emotional’ – Eric Dier admits two Spurs teammates helped him grow up 

Eric Dier has admitted that he was privileged to meet Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele at Tottenham, revealing that the Belgian duo helped him mature as a person and learn how to be accountable.

Dier was just 20 years of age when he made the move to Spurs from Sporting Lisbon back in 2014 and he instantly established himself a key part of the side in Mauricio Pochettino’s first season in charge.

He matured as a footballer during the decade he spent at the North London club, first being deployed as a right-back before moving to midfield and then finally reverting to his old position – centre-back.

Dier also grew into a man off the pitch during his time at Spurs and he admitted that Vertonghen and Dembele took him under their wing when he arrived at the club and helped him to see some realities.

Eric Dier is grateful for Dembele and Vertonghen

The 30-year-old, who left Tottenham to join Bayern Munich back in January, explained that the Belgian duo were not afraid to call him out when he did something stupid.

Dier told The Times: “Jan and Mousa — I get emotional talking about these guys,” he says. “They mean a lot to me, those people. I was so, so, so lucky that when I went to Tottenham they were there. I was a young kid and suddenly I was making a lot of money and playing in the Premier League, playing for England, and Jan and Mousa guided me.

“They taught me accountability. They saw me acting up in some way and said, ‘What are you doing?’ Of course, I did stupid things. Every 20-year-old if they start making loads of money is going do stupid things. I couldn’t have asked for two better people to watch how they live their lives, how they spend their money.”

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Jan and Mousa were both grounded individuals who had their priorities in life right and Dier could not have asked for two better role models to look up.

The 30-year-old himself matured into a fantastic human and would have undoubtedly been a major influence on many of the young players currently at Tottenham.

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