Tanguy Ndombele - Tottenham Hotspur FC

Tanguy Ndombele

Tanguy Ndombélé for Lyon during the 2018-19 Ligue 1 season:

• Most take-ons
• Most fouls won
• Most tackles won
• Most passes into the final third

The most complete young midfielder in Europe right now . He can play either as a CDM or a CM in different systems due to his very versatile skill set. A box to box midfielder who uses his physique to shield the ball from the opponents and get away from difficult situations.

His USP is his ability to transition from defence to attack by using his excellent positional awareness and a brilliant first touch. He uses his close control and dribbling to create spaces and uses his wide range of passing ability to exploit those spaces.

He has had issues with his consistency in the past but that is a common thread among young midfielders who play with so much flair. Playing at Lyon this season he has held his own even against the superior midfielders of Manchester City and Barcelona.

Many of the top clubs in Europe including Real Madrid were in the market for a world class midfielder. By signing Tanguy Ndombele, Spurs have chosen the perfect way to upgrade their midfield with a young , dynamic and a hardworking midfielder. Under Don Pochettino's guidance, Ndombele in the next few years can become one of the best midfielders in the world. With Spurs also in pole position to sign Lo Celso from Real Betis , Lo Celso-Ndombele-Winks/Eriksen can form an excellent midfield to further their progress in PL and make a challenge for the title.