Richie McCormack

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Mario Kempez, the star of Argentina's first World Cup triumph in 1978, scored a whopping 303 goals over the course of his career, which included spells at Valencia, Rosario Central, River Plate and Instituto.

But what if his career had taken a different path and ended up at Spurs?

Well, just years after helping his nation win their first World Cup, he nearly joined his fellow countrymen in Ozier Diles and Ricky Villa at the North London Club.

But why didn't the deal get over the line?

Well, in episode four of Richie McCormack's Sliding Doors, Richie explains why the transfer didn't come to fruition for one of the best strikers in the world of the 70s and 80s.

Find this week's episode in your OTB Football Podcast feed for free each and every Monday.

You can also go back and listen to the other episodes in this series focusing on Michael Laudrup, Pelé and Ronaldo.

Subscribe in your OTB Football Podcast feed now.

The load management thing definitely wasn't the same then.

But when you're young, you can kind of just, ignorance can get you through at times.

But I actually think I got better as well when I got out of college, because I didn't have that extra stimulus of playing college.

Mario Kempez, the star of Argentina's first World Cup triumph in 1978, scored a whopping 303 goals over the course of his career, which included spells at Valencia, Rosario Central, River Plate and Instituto.

But what if his career had taken a different path and ended up at Spurs?

Well, just years after helping his nation win their first World Cup, he nearly joined his fellow countrymen in Ozier Díaz and Ricky Villa at the North London Club.

But why didn't the deal get over the line?

Well, in episode four of Richie McCormack's Sliding Doors, Richie explains why the transfer didn't come to fruition for one of the best strikers in the world of the 70s and 80s.

Find this week's episode in your O2B football podcast feed for free each and every Monday.

You can also go back and listen to the other episodes in this series focusing on Michael Laudrup, Pelé and Ronaldo.

Subscribe in your OTB Football Podcast feed now.