ONE TO WATCH: Tanguy Ndombele
Rangy France international midfielder Ndombele was Tottenham’s flagship signing during a summer when Mauricio Pochettino entered the market following two fallow transfer windows.
Spurs reportedly parted with a club record £53.8million to snare the 22-year-old, who spent two years with Lyon after joining from Amiens where he established his reputation as a key figure in the team’s 2016-17 Ligue 2 promotion-winning campaign.
Athletic, technically proficient and a strong and skilful runner with the ball, Ndombele enjoyed a tremendous introduction to English football.
The player scored with a rasping long-range drive on his debut against Aston Villa to launch Tottenham’s recovery from one goal down to win 3-1.
He was on target again when 10-man Spurs beat Southampton 2-1 in late September.
Ndombele, who has played six games for his country and featured in the same national team as Everton left-back Lucas Digne on three occasions, has had to make do with a role from the bench in his club’s past two Premier League matches, after being hooked at half-time of Spurs’ 3-0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion last month.
He was nevertheless outstanding when Tottenham thumped Red Star Belgrade 5-0 in a Champions League game on 22 October and is tipped for a return to Spurs boss Pochettino’s team at Goodison Park.
