🗣️ How was this agreed?
🗣️ Levy is losing it already!
🗣️ WTF is all this!
Supporters reacts to news coming out of Tottenham – Spurs set to pay Tanguay Ndombele a whooping sum of amount as contract update emerges.
Bryan King, a former Spurs scout, has slammed the club’s handling of Tanguy Ndombele’s transfer, branding it a “poor recruitment” decision that will cost the team dearly. With Tottenham reportedly in talks to terminate the final year of Ndombele’s contract, King believes the French midfielder will demand a substantial payoff to leave the club.
Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, King expressed his surprise that such a deal was allowed to happen under Daniel Levy’s watch, given the club’s usually frugal approach to transfers. “This is another example of poor recruitment,” King said. “They spent a significant amount of money on a player who has never been fully involved. He’s not the type of player Ange Postecoglou will want around.”
King predicts that Ndombele will hold out for a considerable payoff, given his substantial wages and the transfer fee Tottenham paid to sign him. “I would imagine it will be a considerable amount of money,” King said. “If you put that together with the amount of money spent on him, it’s a lot of wasted cash. That’s very unusual for Levy.”
The situation is particularly galling given the significant investment Tottenham has made in Ndombele. With wages and the transfer fee combined, the club has spent around £100 million on the midfielder, who has made just 91 appearances over five years, scoring 10 goals and providing nine assists.
In light of this, King believes Ndombele’s transfer has a strong case for being the worst in Premier League history. “It’s difficult to remember a less successful signing,” King said. “The fact that the club is now willing to pay him off to leave is a stark admission of failure.”
The payoff is likely to be a significant blow to Tottenham’s finances, particularly given the club’s usual emphasis on fiscal responsibility. However, King believes it’s a necessary step to take, given Ndombele’s lack of impact on the team. “It’s a case of cutting your losses and moving on,” King said. “Tottenham can’t afford to have a player like Ndombele taking up space on the wage bill.”
As the situation unfolds, it’s clear that Ndombele’s transfer will go down as one of the most expensive mistakes in Tottenham’s history. The club’s fans can only hope that lessons will be learned from this experience and that future transfers will be more carefully considered to avoid similar failures.
