Report: Club had private jet on standby to hijack deadline day deal at Spurs
Bayer Leverkusen had a private jet ready to fly Tanguy Ndombele to Germany in case his deadline day move from Tottenham to Lyon fell through, as per Foot Mercato.
Ndombele had been made available for transfer last month having fallen out of contention under Antonio Conte and slipped down the Tottenham pecking order (Evening Standard).
Tottenham were initially in talks with Paris Saint-Germain over a short-term deal for the 25-year-old (The Athletic) but the Ligue 1 giants were unable to make enough squad space to sanction a move (Telefoot’s Julien Maynard).
Ndombele eventually secured a loan switch back to former club Lyon on the final day of the window, with the French side having the option to make the move permanent for £54 million (Sky Sports).
However, Foot Mercato now report an easy deal wasn’t granted to Lyon with Bayer Leverkusen the final club to remain in pursuit of Ndombele until the deadline.
The report claims the Bundesliga high-flyers chartered a private jet to pick up the midfielder in case the Lyon deal fell through at the final hurdle, allowing them to secure a sensational last-minute coup.
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There were plenty of clubs interested in taking Ndombele on loan throughout January and in the end, it was pretty obvious that he would secure a move back to France.
It would have been something if Leverkusen were able to hijack the deal, but Lyon seems to have been the best option for him.
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