Tanguy Ndombele admits he lost his ‘taste’ for football at Tottenham
Tanguy Ndombele has admitted that he lost his appetite for football during his time at Tottenham Hotspur.
The French international completed a loan move back to former club Lyon last month for the remainder of the campaign, which includes the option for the transfer to be made permanent for €65m (£54m – Sky Sports).
Ndombele failed to live up to the hype of his transfer to north London having struggled for regular first team football under Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo, Ryan Mason and Antonio Conte having originally come to the club while Mauricio Pochettino was still in charge.
The 25-year-old was frozen out by Conte after showing no urgency to leave the pitch after being substituted during the FA Cup third round tie against Morecambe while his side were losing 1-0, which saw large sections of the crowd left to boo his actions and headed straight down the tunnel (Mail).
In an interview with French outlet Telefoot, the midfielder admits returning to Lyon was a risk and is looking to play regular first-team football once again.
Ndombele came off the bench for Lyon in the second half of their 2-0 defeat at Monaco last night.
He told Telefoot: “Coming to Lyon was a risk, I left through the front door here. If I mess it up, that’s what people will remember of me. But at this stage of my career, it’s the best choice for me.”
“Now, my objective is to get a taste for football again. When you’re not playing a lot, when you don’t appreciate the style of play there is, you lose your taste for football.”
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Ndombele appears to be talking a good game since returning to Lyon, but now his actions have to show on the pitch if he wants to put himself in the shop window and secure a permanent move away from Tottenham.
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