Contrary to the wildly imaginative thoughts of some, this place only has the best interests of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in its heart. However, the uncomfortable mood at Spurs is something that needs to be shared, given that the club is still accepting season ticket applications. Customers have a right to know, hence the phrase ‘caveat emptor’. Empty your caveats here.
Over the past few weeks there has been much talk of Tanguy Ndombele to Inter and in some fantastical child’s computer game, Levy uses the money he paid for Tanguy in full (a year ago), in order to swoop for none other than Paulo Dybala.
According to a source close to the club, Tottenham are extremely lacking in confidence that Ndombele can be returned to the market in a manner that makes any sense financially for us. Which makes perfect sense.
The boy’s been in N17 a year and the footballing world and his dog understands that there have been persistent issues. Partly with the player not seeming to grasp the gravitas of Daniel Levy paying a man £200,000 a week, and partly with the same man’s entourage, who have proved to be even less helpful than these sorts of people usually are.
José Mourinho and his coaching staff would love nothing more than Tanguy to come in from the cold, would absolutely love to get the 23-year-old back on track.
According to the same source, the club are at their wits end. There is no guarantee that anyone at the club can reach the player, and the idea that whatever loose change might be forthcoming from selling Ndombele this summer would somehow spring the fêted Dybala is at best fanciful given that lad’s alleged £100million valuation.