Tottenham Hotspur will find it difficult to part ways with Tanguy Ndombele during the current transfer window, according to Jack Pitt-Brooke of The Athletic.
Ndombele’s future appears to lie outside of Tottenham at this moment after he was not selected for the pre-season squad that travelled to South Korea with Antonio Conte no longer considering him to be in his plans for the upcoming season, which has led to the current situation (Metro).
Ndombele spent the second half of last season on loan at his former club Olympique Lyonnais, where he first made a name for himself, however, he failed to recapture which made him one of the brightest young midfield talents in Europe, which has left Spurs in a bit of a pickle as they face major challenges in their attempt to move him out this summer.
The Frenchman has not attracted any concrete interest from elsewhere apart from Olympique Marseille as of now. However, the Ligue 1 side are said to not be in a position meet the financial requirements that would be involved in securing his services.
Speaking on the Last Word on Spurs YouTube Channel, Pitt-Brooke said: “A classic example, Marseille I am told want him, but Marseille don’t have any money, so I think it will be harder to move Ndombele than the other two.”
“I am optimistic about them eventually doing a deal for Lo Celso to go and for Reguilon to go. They are in-demand players, they won’t get the money they want I imagine, but I think it will happen.”
“Ndombele, I’m not optimistic about it happening, I just don’t think he’s in demand enough in Europe. I love Ndombele as a player, but I don’t think clubs out there are desperate to bring him in.”
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Ndombele currently earns a similar package to Harry Kane, of around £200,000 per week (The Sun). That is quite massive indeed, which certainly explains why the French giants are facing trouble in trying to facilitate a move for the 25-year-old midfielder.
Moving out fringe players is just as important as making new signings in this transfer window. If that is the case, perhaps we may have to accept to pay a part of Ndombele’s wages while loaning him out elsewhere. A permanent transfer can pretty much be ruled out, as it is difficult to see why clubs would take such a risk.
The French international had accepted to take a pay cut when he was loaned out to Lyon last season (L’Equipe, Print Edition, Feb 3). We may have to convince Ndombele to do that once again to give us more options to work with in such a delicate situation.
The north Londoners bought Ndombele from Lyon for a club record fee of £63million back in 2019 (Sky Sports). Recouping anywhere near that amount is looking unlikely at this moment, with his long contract lasting for three more seasons (Football.London) adding to our current woes in the process.
