'Big moves pay off': Sol Campbell mocks Tottenham over Arsenal transfer in hilarious video

Timing is everything in comedy, and with the North London derby coming up, Sol Campbell has produced a performance for the ages.

The great Premier League player swapped between Tottenham and Arsenal in 2001 in one of the most controversial transfers.

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After graduating from the club's academy and joining its fiercest rivals, Campbell is still detested by Spurs fans, but 24 years later it's certainly not too soon to joke about it.

In a newly released ad for Google, the 50-year-old former English regular mocks the controversial transfer in hilarious scenes.

Starting with a white sweater, he says: “It's that time of year again, the time of year when people start to wonder if the grass could be greener.”

Then he takes it off, revealing a red sweater, and continues: “Yes, they should change sides and allegiance.”

Then, walking into his trophy room, he says: “Believe me, big moves pay off. Sure, people will have opinions, but who cares what people think?

The references continue when Cambpell moves a vase of white lilies away from the camera, alluding to the Spurs' nickname.

And he concludes: “Of course you can stay with them for another year, but is anything really going to change? It doesn't seem like it to me.

“So if you are thinking about a transfer this January, I recommend you do it. It's not that you're doing anything outrageous, you're just changing to something much, much better.”

Cambpell's performance is so good that he has probably won over most fans, but many across North London still haven't forgiven him for his 2001 betrayal.

The centre-back's Spurs career, spanning 12 years and 315 appearances, came to an end that summer and, if joining Arsenal wasn't bad enough, he left on a free transfer, leaving Spurs without a fee for one of the best defenders in Europe.

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The Judas jerseys were addressed to Campbell and Spurs fans got in trouble for shameful chants and death threats.

However, as Campbell alludes to in the new ad, he came out on top in the whole thing.

Having won just one League Cup in nine seasons at White Hart Lane, he went on to fill his trophy cabinet at Highbury.

Campbell twice won the FA Cup and the Premier League, and even reached the 2006 Champions League final.

In fact, his winning ability continued even after leaving Arsenal in 2006, as he helped portsmouth to an improbable FA Cup victory in 2009.

Since retiring, Campbell has tried his hand at politics, running for mayor of London in 2016 before moving into the leadership of Macclesfield and Southend.

But none of those adventures were as impressive as his new foray into acting…