LAST UPDATE | 31 Jan 2022
IT HAS BEEN a busy transfer deadline day at Tottenham, with two new arrivals from Juventus in the shape of Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski.
Juve announced Uruguay midfielder Bentancur has moved to Londond for an initial fee of €19 million with another six million euros in potential add-ons.
Kulusevski, meanwhile, has joined on an 18-month loan deal with an obligation to make the move permanent for €35 million if certain objectives are met.
It looks to be a case of two in, four out at Spurs with Dele Alli on the cusp of an exit. The PA news agency understands a deal has been agreed between Tottenham and Everton for Dele Alli, who has made 10 Premier League appearances so far this season, scoring once.
It is believed Everton will not have to pay an initial fee for the 25-year-old but a substantial fee would be payable when certain conditions are met.
Confirmed meanwhile is the exit of French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, who has joined Lyon on a six-month loan from Tottenham Hotspur in a deal with an option to purchase, the Ligue 1 side said on Monday.
Lyon sold Ndombele to Spurs for fee of €60 million and reports suggest the Londoners would seek a similar amount for an eventual transfer.
“Olympique Lyonnais announces the arrival of the French international midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, until June 30, 2022, in the form of a loan with a fee of €1.42 million accompanied by a purchase option,” the French club said on Monday.
The 25-year-old had been in negotiations to join Paris Saint-Germain and has been open about his ambition to play the 2022 World Cup Finals in Qatar.
Ndombele played for Lyon between 2017-2019 before appearing in more than 90 games with Spurs, with whom he is under contract until 2025.
Lyon have had a busy transfer window notably selling Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes to Newcastle for around £40 million.
They also signed a 23-year-old left-sided forward Romain Faivre from Brest for a fee of €15 million on Monday.
Elsewhere at Spurs, Giovani Lo Celso has joined Villarreal on loan until the end of the season, the clubs announced on Monday.
Villarreal will also have an option to buy Lo Celso, who failed to impress Spurs coach Antonio Conte.
The 25-year-old has made only nine appearances in the Premier League this season and has largely disappointed since joining Tottenham from Real Betis in 2019.
Spurs paid around €30m for Lo Celso, who played 84 times for the club in total and scored eight goals.
Also on his way out on loan is 20-year-old winger Bryan Gil, who will join Valencia until the end of the season — although there is no option included in the agreement to buy the Spaniard.
In a statement, Valencia described Gil as a player “with a great present and future” and that is “renowned for his attacking quality on the wing”.
After joining Spurs from Sevilla last summer for €25m, in a deal that also saw Erik Lamela go the other way, Gil has struggled to establish himself under either Nuno Espirito Santo or Antonio Conte.
He has made just nine appearances in the Premier League – all of them as a substitute – and will hope a return to Spain can now help him recover form and confidence.
With reporting by – © AFP 2022
Updated at 22:49
