Tony Adams has parted with his eight‑bedroom home near Cirencester, which he bought in 2002 with his wife, Poppy Teacher. READ MORE: Football legend sells £4m Cotswolds mansion so wife can go to universityMr Adams explained that the decision to sell was driven by a major change in Ms Teacher’s plans. READ MORE: Cotswolds private school up for sale at £30m as it closes after 100 yearsNow, Richard Eden has revealed in today's Daily Mail that Mr Adams was asked by an estate agent in the capital if he "knew London" despite playing for Arsenal for almost two decades. He asked Adams if he knew the area, as he was moving from the Cotswolds. "Wryly, he replied: 'I worked in north London for 19 years.'"