Lyon chief hints at making Tanguy Ndombele’s loan transfer from Tottenham permanent if club win Europa League
LYON have hinted they could re-sign Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele if they win the Europa League.
The 25-year-old Frenchman secured a loan move back to Lyon in the January window - two and a half years after leaving the Ligue 1 side to join Spurs.
He failed to establish himself as a regular performer at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after arriving for a club record £55million.
And Antonio Conte finally found him a move in the January window as he returned to Lyon.
But there remains uncertainty whether or not he will secure a permanent return to France at the end of the campaign.
A clause in the loan deal states that Lyon could buy him back for £54m - near enough what they sold him for.
“We needed to negotiate with Tottenham a lot - it wasn’t easy.”
Lyon are already through to the last 16 of the Europa League after winning their group - dropping just two points in the process.
In his first spell with Lyon, Ndombele was initially on loan from Amiens, before then joining permanently for the 2018-19 campaign.
And he was ever-present for the French side in that season, featuring 49 times in all competitions.
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His performances even led to him being included in the 2018-19 Champions League team of the season.
At international level, Ndombele has also been capped seven times by World Cup winners France.
Lyon currently sit seventh in France's top tier following a dreadful start to the campaign.
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