A £100,000-per-week Tottenham participant who featured in 39 video games underneath Ange Postecoglou final season is believed to be eager on following Tanguy Ndombele out the exit door this summer season.
Spurs attain settlement to cancel Ndombele contract
4 years after Spurs signed the Frenchman for a club-record £63 million from Lyon, the tip could be very close to for Ndombele following a nightmare stint in north London.
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That is an “enticing” proposal.
Ndombele’s contract is about to be terminated, placing an finish to his Spurs deal round a yr earlier than its unique expiry in 2025, with each the midfielder and chairman Daniel Levy able to amicably half firm.
Regardless of flashes of brilliance underneath Jose Mourinho, uncommon glimpses of the 27-year-old’s uncooked expertise have been few and much between. A succession of managers in Nuno Espirito Santo, Antonio Conte and Ange Postecoglou could not get the perfect out of Ndombele, who hasn’t performed for Spurs since 2022.
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Tanguy Ndombele’s all-time stats for Tottenham in all competitions |
The numbers (by way of Transfermarkt) |
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Appearances |
91 |
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Objectives |
10 |
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Assists |
9 |
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Bookings |
10 |
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Minutes performed |
5,160 |
In that point, the previous Ligue 1 sensation was despatched out on hopeful non permanent spells throughout Europe, as Spurs tried to drive up his worth to promote. Ndombele spent half of the 2021/2022 season again at Lyon, after which the entire of 2022/2023 at eventual Serie A champions Napoli.
Final marketing campaign, Ndombele endured a lacklustre spell at Turkish Tremendous Lig aspect Galatasaray, and it seems Tottenham have seen sufficient as they merely try to get his £200,000-per-week wages off the books.
Ndombele was notably criticised for his perspective at Tottenham, as defined by pundit Alan Hutton, following that notorious incident of him strolling straight down the tunnel after being taken off in a 3-1 FA Cup win over Morecambe.
“It’s perspective. He was very lazy, he wasn’t doing a lot in any respect,” stated Hutton to Soccer Insider.
“If you get taken off, you recognize it’s since you’ve not performed effectively. He’ll know inside himself he’s not performed effectively. It exhibits you it’s petulant, it’s a nasty perspective, it’s not what you need transferring ahead. Conte received’t stand for that.
“It annoys me as a result of I do know there’s a very distinctive participant in there.”
Tottenham chiefs might be completely satisfied to dump Ndombele after 4 regrettable campaigns, however it’s believed that midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg may quickly be a part of him. Stories have recommended that Fenerbahce are eager to signal Hojbjerg after a suggestion from Mourinho, with Atletico Madrid additionally within the combine.
Hojbjerg desires to go away Tottenham after Ndombele
As per The Mail, Diego Simeone’s aspect have reignited their curiosity within the Spurs common, who featured in 39 video games throughout all competitions final season. Nevertheless, whereas he did play typically, the overwhelming majority of his appearances got here off the substitutes’ bench. The £100,000-per-week Denmark worldwide’s contract expires in 2025, which means Spurs may choose to promote this summer season.
Hojbjerg is seemingly eager to go away Tottenham after Ndombele, in a bid for extra common beginning alternatives, so this might be one to observe.
