Last summer, the sports management of FC Barcelona already set their sights on Tanguy Ndombélé. At that time, the French played in the ranks of the Lyon Olympics and already dazzled Barcelona’s live when the Barca met the Gauls in the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Frenchman of Congolese origin was one of the best of his team, both in the first and second leg.
Thus, Barça did not hesitate to go for his transfer, but it was not possible in the end. He Tottenham appeared to put 60 million euros on the table, an amount that in the Camp Nou could not match after the disbursement made by Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong, Junior Firpo and grandchild. A year later FC Barcelona was considering returning to the charge for the powerful midfielder.
Several English and French media have claimed in recent days that there was a bad relationship between Ndombélé and Jose Mourinho, coach of the London team since the dismissal of Mauricio Pochettino before the pandemic, which could lead to the departure of the midfielder to FC Barcelona, either through a transfer or a change of cards.
However, according to the information published this Saturday by ‘Mundo Deportivo’, not only is there not a bad relationship between footballer and coach, but Mourinho considers him an important player for his plans for the coming season. Something that would greatly hinder his hypothetical arrival at FC Barcelona, due to the complicated economic scenario that the coronavirus has left at Camp Nou.
That is why in recent days there had even been information about the possibility of a barter with Tottenham in which Philippe Coutinho could enter. However, the same sources would have assured that Mourinho did not just see how he could fit the Rio de Janeiro midfielder into his scheme, something that makes the operation extremely complicated.
Arthur also likes Tottenham
Ndombélé is important for Mourinho and, in addition, Tottenham would not make his departure easy, since he paid a fortune for him a few months ago that has not yet been amortized. It should also be borne in mind that FC Barcelona would have other market priorities before Franco-Congolese, such as Lautaro Martinez (Inter de Milan) or the imminent Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
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