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title: "Scott Brown reveals he turned down Newcastle move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-09-17T10:19:28Z"
modified: "2018-09-17T10:20:02Z"
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# Scott Brown reveals he turned down Newcastle move

Celtic captain has revealed that he turned down the chance to join both Newcastle and Tottenham earlier in his career.

Speaking to [the Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-skipper-scott-brown-breaks-13244695), as cited on [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/celtic-captain-scott-brown-reveals-15158580), Brown looks back at a period in 2010 when the two aforementioned clubs were interested in signing him.

Former Hoops boss Tony Mowbray told the midfielder he was free to leave the club after a mid-season bust-up.

Brown was told to find a new club during the January transfer window and his time at Celtic looked like it was coming to an end.

> It hit me like a hammer when he told me to find a new club. I didn’t want to leave. I enjoyed playing for Celtic and all my family were here. But now I’m being told to find myself a new club.
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> I had to get back on the phone and tell people I think I might be free to leave in January. Then all these offers start coming in and I’m thinking to myself, ‘Well, whatever happens happens’.
>
> I had an offer from Newcastle. There had been also interest from Harry Redknapp at Spurs and I was waiting to find out if he was still wanting to do something. So I’m sitting there thinking if I should go or not.

Having only joined the club back in 2007, Brown’s career could have turned out very different had he made the move.

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/09/1025314048.jpg)

However, he remained at Celtic and has since hit legendary status at Parkhead, winning 16 domestic trophies during his time at the club.