Tanguy Ndombele Goes Viral as He Appears Out-of-Shape and Struggling Playing on Loan for Galatasaray
- 4 months ago
Footage has appeared of an out-of-shape Tanguy Ndombele struggling to play for Galatasaray following a remarkable transformation. The Frenchman joined Tottenham from Lyon for £65million in 2019 and to this day remains the club's record transfer.
But he failed to live up to expectations and spent last season on loan at Napoli before being heading to Galatasaray last summer.
Ndombele has played just 385 minutes of league football for the Turkish side so far this season, with many reports suggesting he has struggled for fitness.
And footage from a recent cup match against Umraniye, which Ndombele was involved in, appeared to prove just that.
The 27-year-old midfielder looks to have put on weight as he struggled to drag himself across the pitch.
Issues with his fitness were raised by Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou before the start of the campaign. The Australian told Football. london that Ndombele was among the Tottenham players who were a little bit physically behind the rest as well you know.
Postecoglou added that 'the way we play there's a bit that I need to be strong on and that is that you've got to be at a certain physical level to play this kind of football'.
Ndombele has been dogged by concerns over his weight throughout his career and has regularly struggled with his fitness.
Former Spurs manager Jose Mourinho publicly called out Ndombele after hauling him off at half-time in a draw at Burnley, while ex-Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit in 2020 also slated the midfielder and claimed he was overweight.
Galatasaray is his fourth club in four years after failed loan spells with Napoli and Lyon following his arrival at Spurs.
But he failed to live up to expectations and spent last season on loan at Napoli before being heading to Galatasaray last summer.
Ndombele has played just 385 minutes of league football for the Turkish side so far this season, with many reports suggesting he has struggled for fitness.
And footage from a recent cup match against Umraniye, which Ndombele was involved in, appeared to prove just that.
The 27-year-old midfielder looks to have put on weight as he struggled to drag himself across the pitch.
Issues with his fitness were raised by Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou before the start of the campaign. The Australian told Football. london that Ndombele was among the Tottenham players who were a little bit physically behind the rest as well you know.
Postecoglou added that 'the way we play there's a bit that I need to be strong on and that is that you've got to be at a certain physical level to play this kind of football'.
Ndombele has been dogged by concerns over his weight throughout his career and has regularly struggled with his fitness.
Former Spurs manager Jose Mourinho publicly called out Ndombele after hauling him off at half-time in a draw at Burnley, while ex-Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit in 2020 also slated the midfielder and claimed he was overweight.
Galatasaray is his fourth club in four years after failed loan spells with Napoli and Lyon following his arrival at Spurs.