Tanguy Ndombele Alvaro (born 28 December 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice.

[10] As a child, Ndombele played at FC Épinay Athlético, a club based in Épinay-sous-Sénart, about 20 kilometres south-east of Paris, in Essonne.

The issue was that Ndombele was criticised for being "overweight"; this was the main reason that he wasn't signed by clubs, even though trialists were aware that he was a good playmaker.

[11] Ndombele made his competitive debut for Lyon's first team in the 2–0 Ligue 1 away loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 17 September 2017; he started the match and was replaced by Christopher Martins in the 72nd minute.

[citation needed] The next season, Lyon signed him permanently as it was previously stated in the loan deal and his contract was extended until 2022 with the Gones.

[17] Due to his poor form, after a 1–1 draw with Burnley on 7 March 2020 Tottenham manager José Mourinho criticised Ndombele's performance and his perceived unprofessionalism saying "He's a player with great talent.

"[18] He only played two further games that season, and his poor relationship with the manager led to widespread expectation he would leave in the summer,[19][20] but he stayed and the rift eventually healed.

[27] In the final rounds of the season, due to poor fitness condition and injury, Ndombele was left out of the squad by interim manager Ryan Mason.

[29][30] On 31 January 2022, Lyon announced the return of Ndombele on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy the player for €65 million.

[34] Following three unsuccessful loan spells during which none of the clubs chose to exercise the purchase option, his contract with Tottenham was mutually terminated, which would expire on 30 June 2024.

[36][37] On 11 October 2018, Ndombele made his senior France debut by coming on as a substitute for Paul Pogba in the 67th minute of the friendly match against Iceland at the Stade du Roudourou in Guingamp that ended in a 2–2 draw.