Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele

[nicdic]

I'm also pretty sure that @Rob yesterday said not to discuss him?

 

[freeeki]

That wolf guy on Twitter is making some pretty bold claims about N’dombele. It’s hard to tell if he is making it up or actually has a good source

It’s not hard to tell - he’s full of shit

 

[Cinemattis]

Hi, journalist here with 15 years of experience in the business - although news and not sport - and a good knowledge of how this stuff works.

It seems credible to me.

AG is a journalist who is drip-fed by the club. I have argued with him before about this saying he's too reliant on the club to hand him stories and therefore he's too close to piss them off. He denies this, as he would and should, but regardless of that it means in a case like this he's probably not talking out of his arse as he wouldn't rock the boat by reporting something completely untrue.

My guess is that he's heard it's happening and there will be an announcement soon, it's just he's trying to get in there first with the story without breaking any embargo or trust.

It's a classic carefully worded story and reading between the lines I'd say... it's ON!

With 20 years inside the media industry I´m backing your description of AG: think you got it spot on.

 

[Church]

I'm also pretty sure that @Rob yesterday said not to discuss him?

Sorry, didn’t see that, i’ll Delete

 

[Deleted member 27995]

(onion) I think there will be movement on this come the weekend, good or bad. So much noise about players being discussed as incoming at Lyon, guess we'll see how close we are.

Still don't feel good about it.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Yeah we need to hope that the Pogba saga drags on. Rumours today suggest he prefers a return to Italy, but they come from Italian sources so are probably hogwash. Given the size of the transfer I struggle to see any Pogba deal getting done quickly, so fingers crossed we can tie down Tanguy in the meantime.

If Real were to sign Ndombele surely they wouldn't also be able to afford Eriksen, so that's a slight positive.

Very small silver lining. I'm still hopeful Madrid can get the job done with Pogba though.

The Agnelli's must be pumping big money into Juve if they do get Pogba. To have paid £100m for Ronaldo last year and now £120m for Pogba this, both on huge wages, plus Ramsey and Rabiot signing on fees, that is way above their financial capabilities I'd suspect. Last recorded turnover was around £450m.

I'm hoping Raiola is using them to get Madrid to pay up.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Very small silver lining. I'm still hopeful Madrid can get the job done with Pogba though.

The Agnelli's must be pumping big money into Juve if they do get Pogba. To have paid £100m for Ronaldo last year and now £120m for Pogba this, both on huge wages, plus Ramsey and Rabiot signing on fees, that is way above their financial capabilities I'd suspect. Last recorded turnover was around £450m.

I'm hoping Raiola is using them to get Madrid to pay up.

This has his finger prints all over it, same as de ligt. It's fiction of the highest order, a total circus. His use of the media is insane.

 

[Timberwolf]

Very small silver lining. I'm still hopeful Madrid can get the job done with Pogba though.

The Agnelli's must be pumping big money into Juve if they do get Pogba. To have paid £100m for Ronaldo last year and now £120m for Pogba this, both on huge wages, plus Ramsey and Rabiot signing on fees, that is way above their financial capabilities I'd suspect. Last recorded turnover was around £450m.

I'm hoping Raiola is using them to get Madrid to pay up.

Yeah something doesn't add up with the Juve link. Surely he has his eyes set on Madrid.

 

[stonebrow]

JJ hasn’t shit all over it yet so I’ve gone from my cautious and distrusting side of my split personality to the optimistic version!
Hopefully the glass half empty, levy out, doom and gloom fella can stay the fuck out of my head this transfer window!

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

All this going around in circles is funny.

My opinion on this is that we're the only team to make a meaningful offer for NDombele this window. Juve, Man City, Madrid etc.. have possibly been asked to be kept informed of developments but none of them are willing to bid what Aulas is expecting - so that only leaves us. Levy is obviously not going to bid what Aulas wants but he will get close and in the end, once he Lyon realise their hopes of a bidding auction won't materialise they'll accept our bid and we'll all live happily ever after.

A few 'WTF' and 'Optimistic' ratings but I think my theory is looking more likely by the day...

 

[coysjod]

Fake. Tanguy has a higher hairline.

 

[y1dk1d]

https://www.football.london/tottenh...ansfer-16456998.amp?__twitter_impression=true

 

[glacierSpurs]

I have a feeling it was kinda done sometime back. There is no reason no other big clubs are not going in strong with interest. Financially the big guns can offer so much more if they do.

Business done early can be a bargain too

 

[EZSpur]

This has his finger prints all over it, same as de ligt. It's fiction of the highest order, a total circus. His use of the media is insane.

Read insane - as clever.
Gotta have some cojones to play this type of game

 

[Matthew]

https://www.football.london/tottenh...ansfer-16456998.amp?__twitter_impression=true

there's so much noise at the moment, you feel something is on the verge of happening.

 

[Bizness]

there's so much noise at the moment, you feel something is on the verge of happening.

Or collapsing

 

[knowlespurs]

a quite amusing parody account on twitter Racky Sicks, worth a look

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Speaking of alternatives, did you see that Tifo video of CM players that we could potentially sign. Quite interesting.

Was fundamentally flawed because their recommendation has already signed for Leverkusen.

 

[hellava_tough]

Was fundamentally flawed because their recommendation has already signed for Leverkusen.

What about the others they mentioned?

Btw, if you're talking about 'fundamentally flawed' I think their heavy use of stats needed to be looked at too.

The leagues that players ply their trade in are of varying quality levels, which will have an impact on personal statistics. So there needs to be some sort of bench-marking if a statistical approach is to be valued.

 

[Primativ]

I also have a feeling that this is pretty much done. With Aulas saying when you see a young CM arrive in the coming days, NDombele will leave (that indicates that Aulas knows there is a club that is willing to pay the asking price). Also we have the player himself saying he is interested in joining us at the weekend. Additionally, the asking price is only 63 million apparently?! I'm sure Levy is willing to meet that for a player of this calibre. I just think Lyon are delaying it until they get replacements in.

I have a feeling that once Lyon get the player in they need, the Ndombele deal will happen very quickly.