Georges Kevin N’Koudou seems to have slipped down Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino’s pecking order.
N’Koudou actually scored for Spurs over pre-season, but he appears to have little chance of breaking into their first-team.
The tricky winger is a long way down the pecking order at Tottenham, and Pochettino has suggested that he could depart before the transfer window is over.
“They are all part of the squad and the club, like I explained last week, every player has different goals, targets, motivation and reality. GK is part of the group, but like last season, he was on loan at Burnley, and maybe now he’s young, tries to play more, maybe he will have the possibility to play and be guaranteed to play more than here,” Pochettino said.
“We’re working, it’s still open in Europe, the transfer window and many things can happen.I don’t believe there will be too much movement because we cannot sign, but different individual thins can happen.
“We’re open, I’m open, and if some players are not happy because they need to play or believe they can play more in another team, or need to change the environment or need a new challenge or motivation, I told them, I am open to try to find a solution. I want people that feel happy to be involved here every day, happy to be in the place that the manager puts you.”
Pochettino has Lucas Moura, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Heung Min-Son and Erik Lamela all ahead of N’Koudou in the race for a starting place in Tottenham’s forward positions.
N’Koudou, who is on a £20,000-a-week deal (Daily Star) does have pace, but he has struggled to really make an impact since moving to Spurs.
Although the winger has shown flashes of quality, he has never been able to hold down a position in their first-team.
Tottenham are next in action at the weekend, when they take on Fulham at Wembley, looking to make it two wins from two to start off their Premier League campaign.
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