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Tanguy Ndombele’s arrival causes new issue for Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham Hotspur

Mauricio Pochettino manager (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
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Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino will be over the moon with the signing of Tanguy Ndombele.

This image has been digitally altered) Tanguy Ndombele of Tottenham Hotspur signs a contract at Enfield Training Centre on July 02, 2019 in Enfield, England.

Tanguy Ndombele’s arrival at Tottenham Hotspur has already given Mauricio Pochettino a selection problem for next season.

Tottenham brought in Ndombele yesterday for a club-record fee, and the Frenchman’s arrival has caused great excitement at White Hart Lane.

Spurs have just signed one of the very best midfielders in Europe and it is widely expected that he will walk straight into Pochettino’s starting line-up next season.

If Ndombele does take up a place in Tottenham’s line up, it is not yet clear who he will play alongside though.

Both Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko have their own qualities, but one of the pair may no longer be considered part of Tottenham’s strongest line-up.

Winks is far more technically astute than Sissoko, but the former Newcastle man was arguably Tottenham’s best player last term.

Harry Winks of Tottenham during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium on September 15, 2018 in London, United Kingdom.

Pochettino has never had so much quality to pick from in the central midfield area, and it now gives him a new problem to have.

Tottenham’s midfield rather picked itself towards the back end of last season, as they were so short of options.

But Pochettino now faces the new dilemma of having to choose between three players who are all superb and that sums up the quality of the squad that Spurs are beginning to put together at White Hart Lane.

Moussa Sissoko #17 of Tottenham Hotspur shakes hands with Oscar Mingueza #23 of FC Barcelona before penalty kicks during an  International Champions Cup match at the Rose Bowl on July 28,...