Disappointment Of 26-year-old who didn’t impress Ange Postecoglou this summer

Ndombele completed a move to Galatasaray this week after failing to secure a move during the British transfer window.

The 26-year-old has joined the Turkish outfit on a season-long loan deal, with the netsport reporting that Galatasaray have the option to buy the midfielder for £12.8 million next summer.

It’s no secret that Ndombele has struggled during his time at Tottenham and has now failed to impress under five permanent Spurs managers.

And Jones claims that Postecoglou was desperate to offload the Frenchman this summer.

“The Ndombele situation has been very strange,” the journalist said. “He should be one of the Premier League’s top midfielders, but he’s never managed to grasp the opportunities.

“In the end, I am told that Tottenham were desperate to get him out the door.

“He was given another fresh opportunity this summer by Ange Postecoglou to prove his worth and show he could have a future at the club but he didn’t impress and they just didn’t have room for passengers, so he had to be moved on.”

Ndombele remains Tottenham’s club-record signing after they snapped him up from Lyon for a fee worth £63 million back in 2019.

It’s fair to say that the move just hasn’t worked out for Spurs or Ndombele and it’s clear he wasn’t part of Postecoglou’s plans moving forward.

Spurs are likely to be hopeful that Galatasaray take up the option to sign the former Lyon star permanently next summer.

He’s been loaned out three times over the past four years now and you get the impression that Postecoglou will be sticking around at Tottenham, meaning there will be no way back in for Ndombele.