Tanguy Ndombele has admitted he struggled to settle at Tottenham and revealed the steady supervisor changes did not assist.
The French midfielder was delivered in as Spurs' file signing in the summer of 2019 but his arrival coincided with a downturn in the club's fortunes, as their form slumped underneath Mauricio Pochettino and then Jose Mourinho.
Interim boss Ryan Mason rarely played the midfielder, at the same time as Nuno Espirito Santo didn't fancy him throughout his quick tenure in north London.
His very last look got here all through the FA Cup victory over Morecambe while he changed into booed off the pitch, with modern manager Antonio Conte soon giving his blessing to a loan move to Lyon.
Ndombele said: “I’ve acknowledged 5 managers in two and a half of years. It’s not their fault, but I struggled a bit at Tottenham. I wanted something else. Lyon, due to the fact I know it, it’s better to conform.”
There had been hypothesis that Ndombele would rejoin former Spurs boss Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain, and he has discovered how the saga played out.
“There were talks with quite plenty of clubs, but there was a gap between words and movements. I even have 3 and a 1/2 months before the give up of the season, and Lyon isn’t horrific for me. I left via the front door, and returning is a danger. I took that danger.
“I think I’m a higher participant than once I left. I found out things in England, although it didn’t pass well. I’m better physically and mentally.”
On a ability return to Tottenham, he added: “It’s not over. I nonetheless belong to the club. I didn’t have stress from the switch amount.”
Ndombele had short moments of positive form - surprisingly in particular beneath divisive supervisor Mourinho - however has fallen behind Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp and Harry Winks inside the midfield pecking order, while Rodrigo Bentancur has been added in from Juventus.
