New Bayern Munich signing Kim Min-Jae has lavished praise on Tanguy Ndombele, admitting that the Tottenham man easily brushes players aside during training at Napoli last season.
There remains a major question mark on Ndombele’s future at Tottenham, with some reports indicating that he has a place under Ange Postecolgou (L’Equipe via Sport Witness) while other sources have continued to link the player with a move away from the club (Ertan Suzgun).
The 26-year-old is yet to feature under Postecoglou, with the Australian explaining earlier this week that the midfielder is a ‘slow burner’ and is still continuing to build up his fitness (Football.London).
Kim Min-jae is a big fan of Spurs’ Tanguy Ndombele
Even though Ndombele never quite managed to cement his place as a regular in Napoli’s starting eleven during his loan spell at the Serie A club last season, he certainly appears to have won over Kim, who spoke in glowing terms about the Frenchman’s ability to glide past players.
The centre-back, who completed a £43m switch to Bayern Munich last week, said about Ndombele to South Korean outlet Footballist (as translated by Sport Witness): “I don’t know what he thinks of me, but I think he’s a very good player and a very good friend.
“His technique is very good, he doesn’t give the ball away, and if there’s two on him in training, he just pushes them aside. I know he has a bad image, but I can definitely see the advantages on the training ground.”
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There has never been any doubt about Ndombele’s raw talent, with his explosiveness setting him apart from most players in the game.
However, it is the Frenchman’s lack of application that has frustrated successive managers. There is also a big question mark over whether he has the engine to play in Postecoglou’s system.
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