Tottenham Hotspur’s underdog midfielder Tanguy Ndombele may leave Spurs permanently as Napoli are looking to sign him permanently. His good form has helped his current club lead the Serie A table after a long time.
The French midfielder left Tottenham Hotspur in exchange for a million euros on loan to Napoli this summer. Since he came to Serie A, he is doing quite well in midfield.
Ndombele joined the Spurs side when Pochetion was in charge. Tottenham paid a transfer fee of €62 million and an additional €10 million as add-ons for future performances. He became the Spurs’ record signing and still is.
Since his arrival, he had ups and downs in his time in the Premier League. But after the arrival of Conte, he was left out of the call. He looks like he’s getting back in shape from him.
Ndombele shining in Napoli
While playing for Lyon, Tanguy Ndombele was one of the brightest talents in European football. Both Manchester clubs and Real Madrid were linked to him. But the Frenchman moved to the Premier League in 2019. During his time at Spurs, he once returned to his old club on loan.
Napoli have a €30m purchase option on their loan deal. But the Serie A side are not keen to generate such a high fee for the Frenchman.
According to reports from Italian outlet Calciomercato.com, Napoli are considering signing Ndombele on a permanent deal. His recent performances have pleased coach Luciano Spalletti. Being out of favor at Tottenham, the Serie A giants hope to make the deal quite easily.
Ndombele was heavily criticized while playing for Spurs. The Frenchman was being booed during Tottenham’s FA Cup victory over Morecambe in January this year.
But Conte did not defend him as he said: “You have to be good to change opinions. I was a player and sometimes it happened to me that someone was not happy with my performance”.
The 25-year-old has made eight appearances so far in Serie A and also featured in the 3-2 win over Bologna on Sunday. Napoli is currently at the top of the table with a 2-point lead over last year’s champions Milan.
The other players on loan from Tottenham Hotspur
If this deal goes through, Tottenham Hotspur will be able to cash in on their biggest ever transfer flop. But the other two players on loan from Spurs are not doing well at their respective clubs. Sergio Reguilon and Harry Winks departed North London at the end of the summer transfer window.
Reguilón joined Atlético on a season-long loan deal but has yet to feature. The same goes for Winks too. Both players are struggling with injuries and are far from being in game shape again.
