[Early on]

“He is incredible, this kid. Looks really good as a number 6. As soon as he gets the ball he pushes the move forward, passes well and technically very clean.”

“He has a ‘thing’ where you just wait for something to happen when he gets the ball. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited about one of our midfielders.”

“I have rarely seen a player with so many technical and athletic qualities at the same time. Every pass of his breaks the lines and they all arrive quickly and clean.”

“We won’t keep this one. He is made for the premier league.”

“He is clearly more dynamic than a pure number 6, he can play 6, 8, 10… anywhere.”

[In the middle]

“Ndombele can definitely be something of a Youtube player.”

“He’s so strong, it’s amazing.”

“The guy’s a prodigy. The kind of player you see once every 10 years and all the big clubs know it.”

“Few players can break the lines with a quick pass or good bit of dribbling like he does.”

[After Man C 1-2 Lyon]

“He was the reason we won the game.”

“He’s found the monster form he had last year.”

“He is so much stronger than anyone else. He’s sensational.”

[Since the transfer]

“Ciao Tanguy.



Absolute master 50 to 25 meters from the goal, but usually completely lost in the last 25 meters. Didn’t score enough and got some good assists but also not enough.”

“Good riddance. We made a lot of money and in the end, he goes to a club that despite its CL final is not at the very top.”

“To me, it seems just as prestigious to go to Tottenham as Man United at least.”

“In a way I’m kind of relieved because I don’t know if he could have a 3rd dream season with us. For a lot of games last season he drifted but damn those games against Man City and PSG!”

“It’s a bit like the Lloris transfer, he was a great player but most positions at the big clubs were already taken and the only team interested at the time was Tottenham.



Good luck to him at Spurs. He’ll do great under Pochettino.”

“Good luck to Tanguy. Huge potential to explode in the Premier League.”

“He should’ve gone for 80 million euros. The club has fucked up the negotiation only getting 60 million.”

“He’s going to a good club. Good luck to him. I’ll be following his progress.”

[Note… all of this has been compiled from French language forums and Google Translate (and with a little of my GCSE French) so I apologise for any inaccuracies in there.]