Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has been recently inducted into the Premier League Hall Of Fame along with Thierry Henry. The duo became the first inductees into the Hall Of Fame after it was introduced a few days back.
During his playing days, Shearer was one of the most feared forwards and scored a record 260 Premier League goals, which is yet to be broken. He was born in Newcastle and came through the Southampton academy and played for the first team, followed by a spell at Blackburn before joining his boyhood club Newcastle United.
Alan Shearer has now revealed that he rejected Manchester United before joining Newcastle United and it was the best decision he ever made.
Shearer said after being inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame: “I left home in 1985 to go to Southampton to start my career.”
“It had been 10 or 11 years and I thought ‘you know what, I’m going to go back home.”
“It meant that much to me and I wanted to have some great years at Newcastle where I could still play and not go back in my thirties and not see the best of me.”
“It was the best decision I ever made, I know I would have won more trophies at United but the ten years I had there were unbelievably special, it was everything I hoped and wanted and more.”
The Newcastle legend also holds the record for the most penalties converted in the league with 56, along with a hat-trick of Golden Boot awards in 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1996–97.Â
