Tanguy Ndombele leaving Tottenham Hotspur is looking a matter of time.
The France international is among the players who Spurs manager Antonio Conte is not allowing to train with the rest of his squad.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham and Napoli have an agreement for Ndombele to head to Italy.
And Calciomercato has published further information on the subject.
According to the Italian outlet, the transfer will be a loan without an obligation to buy the former Lyon powerhouse outright next summer.
The report has added that what’s helping negotiations is Fabio Paratici’s relationship with the Serie A club’s sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, a longtime friend of the Lilywhites supremo.
Even though it’s only a loan, this is still another coffin nail in Ndombele’s Tottenham career.
Talented as the Frenchman may be – and he is supremely talented – Conte doesn’t appear to have much time for him, his mentality or attitude.
Really, this is quite a tragic case because much like Mesut Ozil at Arsenal, Ndombele could’ve been a Premier League great in North London.
There’s no denying his ability but, for whatever reason, he is unable to utilise it in the best possible way and it’ll be fascinating to see how he fares in Italian football.
He will certanily have Tottenham fans purring on Twitter pretty regularly, but he most probably won’t be a reliable figure for them every single week and therefore he won’t make Paratici or Conte lament their decision.
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