- Ndombele was signed as a highly-rated French international back in 2019
- The midfielder was booed off on his final appearance for the club in 2022
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Tottenham’s £65million club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele has left the club by mutual consent having played only 91 times since joining the club five years ago.
The Frenchman joined on a six-year deal from Lyon as part of a summer spending spree under former boss Mauricio Pochettino but last played for the Premier League side in 2022.
Ndombele, 27, has spent the last three seasons out on loan: first back with Lyon, then in Italy with Napoli where he helped the club to their first league title for 33 years and most recently with Turkish giants Galatasaray.
A permanent deal was not forthcoming after any of those temporary switches, leading Ndombele and Tottenham to agree to a termination of his deal which had further a year left to run.
It signals a sorry end to a disappointing career in English football for the midfielder, who started life in a Tottenham shirt brightly by netting on his debut against Aston Villa.
Tottenham have announced the termination of Tanguy Ndomble’s contract one year early
![The French midfielder was signed for a club record fee of £55million in the summer of 2019](https://vcpsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718233385_615_Tottenham-terminate-contract-of-65m-club-record-signing-Tanguy-Ndombele.jpg)
The French midfielder was signed for a club record fee of £55million in the summer of 2019
![Ndombele was booed off on his final Tottenham appearance in an FA Cup tie in January 2022](https://vcpsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718233385_750_Tottenham-terminate-contract-of-65m-club-record-signing-Tanguy-Ndombele.jpg)
Ndombele was booed off on his final Tottenham appearance in an FA Cup tie in January 2022
Ndombele soon fell out of favour – due to poor form and fitness problems – under Mauricio Pochettino and his successor, Jose Mourinho, before enjoying a revival of sorts in the 2020-21 season where he recorded 10 goal involvements in 46 appearances.
But opportunities were few and far between following Mourinho’s departure and time-keeping issues during pre-season saw Ange Postecoglou sanction his loan to Turkey last season.
The 27-year-old was booed off on his final appearance for Tottenham back in January 2022.
Ndombele had slowly walked off the pitch as Antonio Conte’s side trailed Morecambe 1-0 in the FA Cup, before recovering to win.
![Ndombele played 40 times on loan at Napoli during their Serie A title winning season](https://vcpsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718233385_758_Tottenham-terminate-contract-of-65m-club-record-signing-Tanguy-Ndombele.jpg)
![Ndombele made four league starts as Galatasaray won the Turkish Super Lig last season](https://vcpsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1718233385_822_Tottenham-terminate-contract-of-65m-club-record-signing-Tanguy-Ndombele.jpg)
Ndombele has spent the past two seasons on loan…