‘Tried to tell ’em’ – Tottenham player has last laugh as Desire Doue stars in Champions League win

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Djed Spence has reminded fans about how he saw Desire Doue’s potential from a mile off after his Champions League performance.Paris Saint-Germain won Europe’s premier competition for the first time in their history on Saturday by thrashing Inter Milan 5-0.Doue was involved in three of PSG’s Champions League final goalsGettyHis performance helped deliver the club’s first title in the tournamentGettyDoue was named as the Player of the Match having scored two goals and assisted another throughout a commanding PSG display.He became the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014 to score and assist in a Champions League final.The 19-year-old has won the title in his debut season at PSG after an impressive spell at their Ligue 1 rivals Rennes from 2022 until 2024.Tottenham defender Spence played with Doue during his loan spell at the club, and previously told Rio Ferdinand just how good he is.“He’s generational,” he said in March. “He reminds me of Neymar, you know? No, serious, proper Neymar-esque regen. “When I trained with him at Rennes, I was like, ‘Who is this guy? How old is he?’ At the time he was 17, I was like, ‘Yeah, this guy is gonna be something crazy.’ And he’s doing it now at PSG… He’s crazy.”And after Doue dazzled in Munich against Inter, Spence recalled his assessment of the teenage sensation on social media.“I tried to tell em, they laughed ..” he posted on X.Spence made eight appearances for Rennes alongside Doue, who left for PSG in a reported deal worth around £42.2million in August.The winger has ended his first campaign in Paris with 15 goals and 16 assists across 54 appearances in all competitions.PSG signed Doue after he shone at Rennes as a teenagerAFPSpence could tell that the youngster would go on to be a huge successRio Ferdinand Presents YouTubeDoue first teed up Achraf Hakimi for PSG’s opener against Inter and then netted their second on the 20 minute mark.He made it 3-0 in the second half before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and substitute Senny Mayulu completed the scoring.PSG won the Champions League at the second time of asking, with their first appearance in the final ending in defeat to Bayern Munich in 2020.However, their success has been overshadowed by the news that two fans have died during celebrations in Paris.Another 192 are believed to have been injured, with police making 491 arrests in the French capital.