Former Tottenham Hotspur star Danny Rose has labelled Tanguy Ndombele a ‘special’ player, despite the Frenchman’s struggles to establish himself at the North London club.
Tanguy Ndombele signed for Tottenham in 2019 for a then club-record £55m plus £10m in add-ons (Guardian).
There were huge expectations placed on the playmaker, but Spurs fans have only seen that talent in glimpses during his time at the club.
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When Antonio Conte took over at Spurs, Ndombele quickly found himself forced to the fringes of the Italian’s squad and spent the second half of the 2021/22 season on loan back at his former club Lyon. The Frenchman was then sent to Napoli for the 2022/23 campaign. While over in Italy, Ndombele found himself part of a title-winning squad, but his involvement for Napoli was minimal. The 26-year-old made 40 appearances in total for the Serie A champions last term, though most of those appearances were from the bench (Transfermarkt).
The skilful midfielder is now back with Tottenham for pre-season and there are murmurs that he could find himself given a fresh start by new boss Ange Postecoglou for the season ahead.
Ndombele should be given a chance
Danny Rose and Ndombele crossed paths briefly when the latter joined the club, and now Rose has spoken about how he hopes Postecoglou gives Ndombele a chance this year.
He told talkSPORT (27/07/23 at 18:14): “I only got to have six months...