Napoli can buy Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele for €25m at the end of his loan spell, should it prove to be a success.
That’s according to journalist Luca Marchetti, who has provided details on the Frenchman’s loan move to Naples today.
He joined the Italian club in the summer following a loan spell with former club Lyon at the end of last season.
That failed to help him kickstart his career after a disappointing three years at Tottenham following his £54m move from Lyon in 2019.
Tottenham are hoping he can reinvent himself in Italy instead, with Fabio Paratici including a purchase clause in the deal as Spurs are keen to move him on permanently and get his wages off of the books.
So far, his start to life in Serie A has not been the best but Tottenham remain hopeful of him turning things around and getting their €25m, a figure that was not simply plucked from thin air according to Marchetti.
“How is the redemption of Tanguy Ndombele formulated?” Area Napoli report him saying.
“Napoli, if they want, will be able to keep the player for around €25 million: it’s a very high ransom. The Frenchman, who was and will again be one of the best midfielders in Europe, was paid €70 million by Tottenham, let’s not forget that.
“Right now, Spurs don’t see him. They won’t throw him away, though. Ndombele is valuable and these €25m are not random: they are the amount that Tottenham have budgeted for him.
“They don’t want to lose out, in short. Asking that much is a way of protecting themselves. If Ndombele were to raise at Napoli, Tottenham would collect this money and not lose out’.
“Napoli has the right of redemption, not the obligation: this is another aspect to specify.
“Paratici chatted about him with various Italian teams in the summer: but nobody, except Napoli, was too heart-warming.”
