‘Incredible’ – Allan Saint-Maximin reacts as £55m man completes free transfer after Newcastle United interest
Former Tottenham Hotspur record signing Tanguy Ndombele has completed a free transfer following his release.
The 27-year-old midfielder has joined Ligue 1 side Nice after his contract at Spurs was terminated by mutual consent on June 30.
Ndombele joined Spurs from Lyon in 2019 for a club record £55million fee. But he ultimately failed to live up to his price tag as he went on to score 10 goals in 91 appearances for the club. His last Premier League goal for Spurs came in a 3-2 win over Newcastle United at St James’ Park back in October 2021.
Since then, he has spent time on loan at Lyon, Napoli and Galatasaray before securing a permanent free transfer to Nice this week.
Former Newcastle winger and Ndombele’s former France Under-21s team-mate Allan Saint-Maximin reacted to the move on Instagram, commenting: “Incroyable [incredible].”
Saint-Maximin was sold by Newcastle to Al Ahli for £22million last summer but remains a fan favourite on Tyneside.
The Magpies had previously been linked with a move for Ndombele back in the summer of 2022. Reports from France at the time described Newcastle as being in ‘pole position’ to sign the midfielder before he ended up joining Napoli on loan.
