Tottenham Hotspur had the opportunity to land a Colombian international earlier this year, but the Lilywhites will now be breathing a sigh of relief that they declined the deal.Spurs have had major trouble scoring goals since the start of last season, with the club still yet to recover from the impact of losing Harry Kane and Heung-min Son.The fact that the player who finished as their top scorer last season, Richarlison, has been left out of their Premier League squad this term has added to their goalscoring woes.New signing Omar Marmoush is yet to demonstrate that he is good enough to lead the line, while Dominic Solanke looks a long way short of his best after missing the entirety of last season due to injury.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty ImagesTottenham will be relieved they passed up on signing Jhon DuranDuring the 2026 January window, it was reported that Tottenham were offered an opportunity to sign Jhon Duran, who completed a £71m move to Al-Nassr from Aston Villa in 2025.Fabrizio Romano even revealed that Spurs considered ending Kolo Muani’s loan spell and replacing him with Duran, but eventually decided to continue with the Frenchman.While that decision may have seemed suspect at the time, a revelation by the Colombian international’s former Fenerbahce teammate, Fred, has now shown that the North Londoners were right to pass up on the deal.Fred revealed that Duran was motivated primarily by money and did not bother about training hard.The former United midfielder said on the Charla podcast (as relayed by Goal.com): “I would say to him (Duran): ‘Come on, Durán, let’s train and run a little’, but he would reply: ‘Brother, I’m already rich, and I don’t need to run’.”“When he moved to Zenit, I said to him, ‘Now you’ll make more and more money’, and he replied, ‘Brother, the more money, the better’. And he would sometimes say that he had already secured his future and his family’s future for three generations to come.”Spurs may been relegated if they signed DuranIf true, these revelations from Fred, show the importance of clubs doing background checks on a player’s personality before greenlighting a signing.The last thing that Tottenham needed during a relegation battle was a character like the Colombian, who cared little about the team’s fortunes.While Kolo Muani was simply not good enough for Spurs, one cannot accuse the Frenchman of not giving his all when he stepped onto the pitch.READ MORE: Tottenham’s Yang Min-hyeok issues long apology after controversial gold medal statementThe post 'I'm already rich' - Tottenham dodged a bullet by passing on £71m striker transfer appeared first on Spurs Web.