Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele can’t be overlooked any longer

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Tottenham broke their club record to sign Tanguy Ndombele in the summer, which in itself should have seen him become one of the first names on the team sheet.

Spurs paid £53.8million (BBC) to bring him to North London from Lyon and he’s a powerhouse box-to-box midfielder.

But remarkably manager Mauricio Pochettino has not made him an ever-present in the starting XI and he’s yet to nail down his spot.

It’s bizarre that he’s still struggling at times to make the starting line up, as he’s impressed during his time on the pitch and has shown enough to suggest he could be an elite signing for the club.

There should be no excuses moving forward for Pochettino not to start him on a weekly basis, as he’s had time to adapt to English football and looks ready.

He’s started just one of the last three games across all competitions, but came off the bench with a bright cameo at the weekend in the defeat to Liverpool.

Ndomebele has the potential to be a real success in the centre of the park for Spurs and perhaps a catalyst to help turn their poor run of results around.

The French central midfielder certainly has quality when he drives forward into the final third and is a physical presence too.

He’s been directly involved in five goals in his 11 appearances so far across all competitions and deserves a regular run of starts ahead of some individuals that are massively underperforming.