Martin Keown admitted Tottenham tried to sign him later on in his career, and he put the phone down on them.The former centre-back-turned pundit is an Arsenal legend, and a transfer to Spurs was never likely to happen.Keown rejected any suggestion of joining SpursGettyThe 60-year-old spent a total of 13 years of his playing career with the Gunners, with the main spell from 1993 to 2004.In total for Arsenal, the defender made 422 appearances for the club, winning three Premier League titles while in north London, including being part of the ‘Invincibles’ side from 2003/04.And in a short segment on White and Jordan, Keown revealed an offer from Spurs when he was near the end of his career that saw him put the phone straight down.He said: “Right at the end of my career, someone at Tottenham decided that I was maybe the type of person they needed at the club.“A little call came in, and I put the phone straight down.“I couldn’t have done it, could I?“What was I going to offer at 38 years of age?”Simon Jordan then asked if age hadn’t been an issue, would he have joined Spurs.To which Keown responded: “No, I don’t believe I would.”Keown made his debut for the Gunners in 1984, but then signed for Aston Villa in 1986.Keown was part of some of the most formidable defences the Premier League has ever seenGettyKeown spent the late 1980s at Aston Villa after being sold by ArsenalGettyVilla then sold him to Everton for £750,000 in 1989, before returning to Highbury in 1993.Keown rarely missed a game in his early days back at the club, before leaving in 2004.He had brief spells at Leicester and Reading before hanging up his boots.He made 757 club appearances in a career that spanned across three different decades, as well as getting 43 England caps.What does Keown make of Tottenham?In the present day, Keown is a regular on talkSPORT, and he dissected what is happening at Tottenham.Spurs have two points from 12 this season and are yet to score a goal, one of only two teams across the top four divisions not to do so.Keown returned to Arsenal in 1993 and played more than 400 times for the club – so he was never going to join SpursGettyHowever, they have kept back-to-back clean sheets, and Keown believes they were the better team against Everton, it is just on Roberto De Zerbi to work it all out in the attacking third.He told White and Jordan: “De Zerbi isn’t finding a solution in the final third. I think Savio is a really good player, and he looks the part on the right.“He’s very quick and exceptional in the early stages against Everton. There was a good relationship forming with Archie Gray on the right.“[Dominic] Solanke wasn’t in the game, so the centre-forward is an issue for them. [Omar] Marmoush is not really an out-and-out striker.“This will come good, in the end.“They are quite solid at the back, and they took the game to Everton. Everton went there fort a draw.“Spurs were the better team, but they are not effective in front of goals.“The problem for Spurs is that they don’t have a way of breaking teams down, they gambled on wide players in the transfer market.”Tottenham manager De Zerbi said some strange things after the draw at the weekendGettyStorm in a teacupOne incident from that match which has drawn criticism for De Zerbi is an argument he had with Mathys Tel on the pitch.The heated conversation happened after the game in front of all the TV cameras, and led to Troy Deeney calling the Italian a ‘bully‘ on the latest Premier League All-Access Podcast.However, Keown doesn’t see much wrong with it.He said: “I think he’s a genuine manager, and he’s trying to stitch in the information he needs.“He comes on and says to the player, ‘look, you’ve got your back facing goal. I put you on to turn and face up.“‘I want you running with the ball’, and he’s in the wrong position. That is absolutely fine.“It’s worse sometimes if you get back into the dressing room and make it an issue because then everyone is listening in.“It’s a message for the player, but I don’t see anything wrong with it. I think it’s genuine.”