Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele touches down in France ahead of sealing loan return to Lyon

Outcast Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele touches down in France ahead of sealing loan return to his old club Lyon after talks with PSG collapsed – with agreement over short-term switch with option to buy close

  • Tanguy Ndombele is now closing in on a return to his old club, Lyon, this month 
  • Spurs midfielder Ndombele has been allowed to leave the north London side 
  • He was initially in talks with PSG, although negotiations eventually collapsed  


Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele arrived in France on Sunday evening ahead of joining his former club Lyon on loan.

The French side had initially targeted Tottenham’s Giovani Lo Celso but he is talking to Spanish side Villarreal.

Ndombele was in talks over a move to Paris St Germain last week who wanted him to link-up with his good friend Kylian Mbappe. 

Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele arrived in France to seal his loan switch to Lyon

PSG had been keen to offload Leandro Paredes as part of a swap deal but that was soon rejected. Talks had looked to be heading in the right direction at the end of last week but ultimately broke down with Tottenham looking for better terms.

Lyon had been looking for midfielders after losing the versatile Bruno Guimaraes to Newcastle United for £33m and lined up Brest’s Roman Faivre for £12m. 

However, they still wanted another option and agreed a deal with Spurs for Lo Celso before he turned them down amid interest from La Liga’s Villarreal.

Ndombele has failed to impress Antonio Conte and is set to leave Spurs on a short-term deal

Ndombele has failed to impress Antonio Conte and is set to leave Spurs on a short-term deal

Lyon then asked about the prospect of signing Ndombele and expect to finalise terms today with the potential for a buy option in the loan agreement.

Tottenham have also agreed terms with Spanish side Valencia over a loan for winger Bryan Gil who has failed to make any impact since his arrival from Sevilla. The 20-year-old also had interest from Porto who sold Tottenham target Luis Diaz to Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Levante and Brighton are among the teams showing an interest in signing Tottenham defender Joe Rodon on loan.

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