Jose Mourinho reportedly could try to bring Tanguy Ndombele from Tottenham to Roma this summer.
According to a report from Calciomercato.it, the Roma boss is very keen on signing the 27-year-old Tottenham flop in the summer transfer window.
Tottenham signed Ndombele from Lyon in the summer of 2019 for around €60 million (£52 million) according to BBC Sport. Mourinho took over at Spurs just three months later, but the Frenchman really struggled in north London before being sent back to Lyon in loan in January 2022 and then Napoli on loan last summer.
Now he could be set for another move away from Tottenham it seems…
Roma boss Jose Mourinho now wants to sign Tottenham player Tanguy Ndombele
Calciomercato.it claim that the 26-year-old midfielder could be set to head out to Serie A this summer. However, I’m just not sure that a possible move to Roma makes much sense.
During his time as Spurs manager, Mourinho criticised Ndombele for ‘never showing enough effort’ (The Metro). He also suggested that he quite simply cannot keep giving him opportunities (talkSPORT).
So it would seem slightly strange if the Portuguese brought him to Roma this summer. A return to another Italian club, maybe Napoli again, would make more sense in my opinion.
What is clear to see it that Tanguy Ndombele does not have a future at Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou. He has been a huge disappointment for Spurs since joining for such a mammoth fee four years ago.
Now it’s time for Tottenham to recoup at least some of that money and sell him on a permanent basis. He only has two years remaining on his current deal in north London, so now will be the time to act for Daniel Levy if he wants to get maximum value for the midfielder.
