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.
“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.”
