As things stand, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou continues to be a Tottenham player despite his club’s best efforts to find him a temporary spell elsewhere.
Accepting a loan offer from Mainz, Spurs presented the offer to the Frenchman, who has yet to agree to terms, partly down to an interest from Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1.
However, should that avenue not lead anywhere, another side could very well end up knocking on Daniel Levy’s door: Lille.
Christophe Galtier’s side have had a good first couple of games this season, helped by the form of Nicolas Pepe, targeted by a number of big clubs around Europe.
While Lille aren’t exactly shopping him around, they do need to sell to comply with the DNCG (an organisation set up to monitor the accounts of French clubs), and could be forced to let their new star go should an irresistible offer land on their desk, with claims of a €35m + €5m bid from an unnamed club already circulating.
If that were to happen, the Tottenham forward would become one of their top two targets, alongside Paul-Georges Ntep, according to Mercato365.
Unable to spend loads to replace Pepe, Lille would have to consider loans, preferably for players who have Ligue 1 experience, which Nkoudou and the Wolfsburg man have aplenty.
At this rate, it’s hard to see the 23-year-old staying at Tottenham, but he just needs to find the right landing spot for himself.
