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Report: Lyon reject Spurs swap bid for Houssem Aouar involving Tanguy Ndombele

Jordan Harris

Mon 23 August 2021 8:45, UK

Lyon have rejected an offer from Spurs that would have involved Houssem Aouar moving to North London and Tanguy Ndombele heading in the opposite direction, .

It appears that Ndombele is hoping to be on the move before the window shuts. that he had asked to leave Tottenham.

Ndombele is yet to feature under Nuno Espirito Santo. And it would appear that Spurs are open to letting him go.

In fact, that Tottenham approached Lyon with a swap bid involving Ndombele.

The report suggests that Spurs lead the charge for Aouar. And they seemingly attempted to use Ndombele in an offer for the 23-year-old.

However, Le 10 Sport reports that the Ligue 1 side rejected the bid. It is noted that Peter Bosz does not want Ndombele. Meanwhile, his wages would have been a problem for Lyon.

Hard to believe Spurs pitched a swap involving Ndombele and Aouar given respective asking prices

The report does not share all of the details of the potential Tottenham bid. But it is claimed a fee would have also been involved.

However, the report does make it sound like it is Spurs who may have also put a fee on the table. Admittedly, it is not entirely clear.

But Spurs reportedly want something around the £55 million they paid for Ndombele. Meanwhile, previous reports suggested that Lyon’s asking price for Aouar is around the £25 million.

So it is hard to imagine Tottenham having any interest in a swap deal that involved anything offer than a huge fee coming their way also.

Shifting Ndombele in this window is going to be extremely difficult. He earns £200,000-a-week, . And few clubs are really splashing the cash in this window.

But Spurs fans may well be hoping that a deal for Aouar is still possible before the deadline passes.