Levy ‘green lights’ four Tottenham exits with £55m flop ‘seduced’ by reunion with former manager
According to reports, several more Tottenham Hotspur players are expected to follow Harry Kane in leaving after Daniel Levy ‘green-lighted’ the exits.
There has been a major overhaul at Tottenham this summer. Ange Postecoglou has arrived as their new manager and they have done some positive business, with James Maddison and Micky van de Ven among their notable recruits.
They were dealt a blow before the 2023/24 season got going as Harry Kane completed his move to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
Spurs will surely sign at least one new striker to fill the huge void left by Kane and Chelsea target Elye Wahi is among their targets.
But more players are likely to leave, with Football Insider reporting that ‘four Tottenham stars are in talks to join new clubs before the window shuts’ after a ‘green light’ from Levy. The report adds.
‘Lazio are close to signing Hugo Lloris, Inter Milan are pursuing Japhet Tanganga, Rennes are working on a deal to sign Tanguy Ndombele and Real Sociedad are negotiating the capture of Sergio Reguilon.
‘The senior quartet have all been told they are free to go by the 1 September cut-off by chairman Daniel Levy after talks with Ange Postecoglou.
‘Tottenham are working to reshape their squad following the club-record sale of Harry Kane. The prolific striker won’t be the last of the big names to go, with deals advancing for those not key to Postecoglou’s plans.’
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Spurs paid an initial £55m to sign Ndombele from Ligue Un outfit Lyon in 2019. He impressed during his time in France but he has been a massive flop in the Premier League.
New boss Postecoglou has reportedly been ‘unimpressed’ with Ndombele’s ‘timekeeping and general attitude and application’ and it looks like his Tottenham career is close to ending.
Earlier this week, it was reported that he ‘could be seduced’ by a move to Rennes so he can work with Bruno Genesio, who managed him during their time together at Lyon.
Ndombele previously butted heads with Jose Mourinho and the former Tottenham boss hit out at the midfielder when they worked together in 2020.
“We didn’t have a midfield in the first half,” Mourinho blasted. “I think more important than the tactics is to have midfield players who want the ball, to connect the game, to have them press and recover the ball. To have midfield players to win duels. We didn’t have it,” Mourinho said.
“Of course I am not speaking about Skipp, he is a kid of 19 who played two hours of football a few days ago. I am not critical with Skipp at all.
“I am not going to run away. I have to say Tanguy has had enough time to come to a different level. I know the Premier League is very difficult, I know that some players take a long time.
“But a player with his potential, his responsibility, he has to give us more. And especially when you see the way Lo Celso played, every minute I was expecting more in the first half.”
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