In December 1988, he was to return to England with Tottenham Hotspur, as then manager Terry Venables paid a fee of around £100,000 to Valur, a fee which was then a record sale for the Icelandic club who have since gone on to produce many other top Icelandic exports.
He had his most successful spell at Spurs under the management of Venables, but he missed out on the FA Cup truimph of 1991.