▁Barcelona ▁made ▁a ▁personal ▁move ▁for ▁him . ▁G in ola ▁received ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁from ▁Rob son , ▁who ▁told ▁him ▁he ▁wanted ▁him ▁at ▁Barcelona . ▁However , ▁New castle ▁refused ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁go . ▁To ▁add ▁to ▁their ▁line - up , ▁New castle ▁paid ▁£ 1 5 m , ▁breaking ▁the ▁transfer ▁record , ▁to ▁sign ▁Alan ▁She ar er . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁New castle ▁finished ▁second ▁again , ▁being ▁narrow ly ▁over t aken ▁by ▁Manchester ▁United . ▁Half way ▁through ▁the ▁season , ▁Kevin ▁Ke eg an ▁suddenly ▁res igned ▁as ▁manager ▁to ▁be ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Ken ny ▁Dal g lish . ▁ ▁Ke eg an ▁depart ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁G in ola ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁on ▁with ▁his ▁replacement ▁Ken ny ▁Dal g lish , ▁who ▁never ▁f anci ed ▁the ▁French man . ▁It ▁soon ▁became ▁obvious ▁he ▁was ▁heading ▁for ▁a ▁move ▁out ▁of ▁T yn es ide , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁popular ity ▁among ▁Ge ord ie ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁signed ▁G in ola ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁for ▁£ 2 . 5 ▁million , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁New castle ▁team mate ▁Les ▁Ferdinand . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁P FA ▁Play ers ' ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁F WA ▁Football er ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁while ▁playing