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Tottenham star Tanguy Ndombele is considering his future after being snubbed by new boss Nuno Espirito Santo before Sunday's friendly with Arsenal, according to reports.
Tottenham midfielder Ndombele is reportedly considering his future (Image: GETTY)
But the latest setback has seen Ndombele think hard about where he should be playing football next season.
The Athletic report that new Spurs boss Nuno chose not to include Ndombele in his squad for the North London derby friendly against Arsenal, despite him being available for selection.
Nuno named a huge 25-man squad for the game, including a substitutes’ bench of 14 players.
Even some of the club’s academy players were in the squad, but Ndombele was nowhere to be seen.
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Nuno confirmed after the game that the 24-year-old was not injured and The Athletic claims he will now consider his options from now until the end of the transfer window.
“Tanguy is not with us today. He is not injured but we consider it is not yet the moment for him to be part of the game,” the 47-year-old quite cryptically said after the game.
Spurs defeated Arsenal thanks to Son Heung-min’s late goal.
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Tottenham boss Nuno did not use Ndombele for the friendly versus Arsenal (Image: GETTY)
Both sides named teams mixed teams of first-team stars and fringe players for the match, which was arranged to raise money for mental health charity Mind.
Only one of Spurs’ new signings played in the game, with goalkeeper Perluigi Gollini playing the second half.
Gollini has arrived on a season-long loan from Atalanta, from whom fellow new boy Cristian Romero has also arrived in a £40m transfer.
Winger Bryan Gil, signed from Sevilla, has been granted an extended break after playing for Spain at the Olympics.
Nuno will also want to resolve the future of striker Harry Kane, who is widely understood to want to leave the club and pursue a move to Manchester City.
Kane did not play against Arsenal as he is isolating after arriving back in England last week but could be in line to play against City at the weekend.
Spurs begin their Premier League campaign with a tricky test against the top-flight champions, with the game played in the backdrop of Kane’s transfer saga.
City have been linked with a £150m transfer but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is firm in his position that he does not want to sell, especially to a divisional rival.