Tanguy Ndombele is one player whose future has been up in the air at Tottenham for much of this summer, but it seems that Spurs have made a final decision on his future.
The Frenchman joined Tottenham from Lyon last summer for around £55 million, a record fee as the Lilywhites looked to build on reaching the final of last year’s Champions League.
His first season in England was less than spectacular and he played less than 90 minutes in total for the club’s remaining nine games of that campaign.
His attitude and application have been at odds with Jose Mourinho’s expectations and he fell out with the Portuguese manager.
He was expected to leave the club this summer with several teams interested in signing him, Mourinho was also reportedly happy to cash in on him, but the manager’s latest comments offer hopes of a future at the club for him and should end all the transfer speculations now.
Mourinho said as quoted by TeamTalk: “He’s working very hard. I have to be honest and say he is working better than ever. Of course he finished the season injured with a very important injury.
“He came back after holidays and of course he was still injured, in spite of doing some work on the recovery process.
“He didn’t start the pre-season with us. When you saw him 45 minutes against Watford it was easy to understand and say he’s not in the best condition. But he trained only two days before that match.
“This week he did not go to the national team and trained every day. Is his condition better today than it was last week? Yes his condition is better. And he is working very, very hard.
“So the point now is – can he keep that commitment and desire? If he does it, he has incredible potential.”