I played for Aston Villa and I would hang up the phone if a club tried to sign my children.

Would you let your son sign for a club that was your most bitter and hated rival?

There is absolutely no chance, he says. Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor.

The talkSPORT presenter spent no less than 13 years as a Villa striker, and also grew up as a loyal supporter of the Midlands club.

He scored an impressive 87 goals during his 391 appearances.

But the goals he is most proud of for that team are those he scored against his club's long-time rivals: City of Birmingham.

Naturally, the usual thought playing Because his rivals during his career had an idea that he could not even imagine.

“You know what's funny?” Agbonlahor told the Drivetime host. Andy Goldstein“When I was about to retire, I remember talking to my friend.

“He asked me if I would go to Birmingham City if they offered me 100 thousand dollars a week. And I was very serious.

“I thought: What are you talking about? It's not a sentence!

“And he said, you're stupid. We had a heated argument on the phone. I said, what are you talking about? I'm going to fight you.

“It's not an option, not for $100,000 a week, not for $200,000 a week. Money isn't everything.”

After receiving a call from a Celtic Fan whose son has been signed by the club Forest rangerThe couple then began discussing the idea of ​​their sons playing for rival teams.

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And Agbonlahor was clearly not in favour of that idea at all.

“I would hang up the phone,” he said firmly. “If Birmingham City called me and said I wanted to sign one of their sons, I would say no thanks. Not one sentence!”

Goldstein was met with disbelief and wondered if he would really deny his children the opportunity to play professionally.

However, Agbonlahor wanted to strongly emphasize his feelings on the matter.

He continued: “I would say to them: first of all, how did you get my number? How dare you call me from Birmingham City's training ground?

“How dare you! And then I'll say no thanks. I'll get him (my son) another stick.”

For Agbonlahor, the rivalry clearly still runs deep and he also reflected on memories of scoring against Birmingham during his playing days, something that had given him the “best feeling” of his career.

He recalled: “I was lucky enough to play for my country, England. But that feeling of scoring against Birmingham, the adrenaline rushing through your body!

“You know, you do things you shouldn't do. I ran towards the fans, jumped, the poor marshals were crushed by the fans and the referee shouted at me afterwards, like 'look what you've caused!'

“But you lose control. You think you can fly!”