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Interesting write-up on the deal by Hugo Delom in L'Equipe:
https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Art...nsfert-de-tanguy-ndombele-a-tottenham/1036235
Behind the scenes of Tanguy Ndombele's transfer to Tottenham
Tanguy Ndombele committed on Tuesday with the Londoners of Tottenham after negotiations held in the sprint.
When he arrives in London Monday morning with his agents, Tanguy Ndombele is still far from suspecting that he will commit less than thirty-six hours later six years in favor of Tottenham. Yes, the Lyons milieu, since last week and a new dialogue with Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Tottenham, had almost decided in favor of the Spurs but this trip of forty-eight hours in the English capital had to validate his decision. And not necessarily lead to an immediate signature. Sign that Ndombele did not expect it, he embarked to London without taking specific clothes for the official photo.
Since Tuesday and the formalization of his signature for six years in favor of the recent finalist of the Champions League for € 60 million (+ € 10 million bonus), the French international (6 selections) is yet a player Spurs . The end of a soap opera that lasted several months. When he finishes his internship in France on June 11, the ex-Lyonnais (22 years old), who has asked to stay out of all negotiations for several weeks, does not waste time and now wants to move forward in his future choice.
Tottenham beat Juve on the wire
While Juventus Turin, which has multiplied meetings with his entourage for several months to the point of having a global contractual agreement, gives himself time, Tottenham is the most active in this last straight line. At the end of June, London is a rather discreet meeting place. And, immediately, Mauricio Pochettino, accompanied on some sequences for translation by his French-speaking assistant Miguel D'Agostino, makes a strong impression. Ambitions, positioning, use, lack of work: the technician does not hide anything from Ndombele and convinces him. With, in essence, a message: "Yes, it will be hard but I want to keep the Tanguy that you are. The Tanguy that projects, which breaks lines."
The demanding Argentine is the player's freedom but adds that he will also have to be more decisive in the last move. The feeling passes quickly. Requested by Tottenham since February, Ndombele is convinced. Juventus Turin, which finalizes the arrival of Adrien Rabiot , is waiting. Manchester United asks him to wait again, just to settle the case Paul Pogba. Since an appointment in early May with Antero Henrique, the former sports director of PSG, the Paris club, he is no longer there. It remains to be concluded. No small deal with the president who scares all European agents, even the most reckless: Daniel Levy.
The boss of Tottenham is never better than when it brawls. After several days of discussions, Levy convinces Jean-Michel Aulas last weekend. We must now complete the contractual agreement with the agents of the player: Mounir Sidhoum and Romain Fernandez. And from the first hours, the boss of the Spurs fixed the course: "You will not leave without having signed with us," he slips into a smile, tinged with challenge.
He will be one of the highest paid players of the club
The hours go by and the discussions are intense. Assisted by the fearsome Rebecca Caplehorn, Director of Football Operations since 2015, Levy is not bending. Camp Ndombele either. The discussions, interspersed with sequences of bluff, stretch in the evening of Monday. And after six hours of sleep, they resume Tuesday morning. The phones heat up: Levy negotiates in parallel to bring Giovani Lo Celso (Betis Seville).
For Ndombele, the positions are getting closer. The entourage of the player touches the goal he had set on the contractual plan: make the French one of the highest paid players in the group. Long regarded as one of the hottest clubs in the Premier League, Tottenham has changed its pay grid. Ndombele benefits. The emoluments of the French are at the height of the historical character of the transfer, the largest purchase of the English club and the biggest sale of the French club.
In the late morning, while the negotiations are reaching their end, the medical visit is scheduled. At 14:45, Ndombele affixes his signature on the dozens of pages to initial. "TND" becomes a new medium of Tottenham. His jersey number is not yet registered and will depend on subsequent movements. His recovery is well fixed. By July 12th. Ndombele has nine days to apprehend his new status: that of player of a finalist club of the C1.
(Apologies for Google translate)
No mention of the respiratory issues and failed medical at the scum? This Hugo prick needs to do his research.