A new start.
After a year and a half during which he played little with FC Barcelona, Clément Lenglet may have found the ideal club to revive.
The tricolor international defender (27 years old, 15 caps) was loaned without an option to buy this Friday to the English club Tottenham.
FC Barcelona and Spurs have agreed to cover the salary of the former Sevillian who passed his medical examination this Friday morning, as indicated by the English press.
Tottenham, coached by Antonio Conte, snatched 4th place in the Premier League last May (behind Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea) synonymous with qualification for the Champions League.
The defender will find there the captain of the France team Hugo Lloris, his former partner in Blue.
Despite OM's interest during the transfer window, the ex-Nancean favored the Premier League, which he will discover.
Only 7 starts this season
At Tottenham, Clément Lenglet will try to get his career back on track.
Despite the undeniable investment of the player in Barça, the supporters had reproached him for a feverishness in the duels and too many penalties conceded.
For a year and a half, he had experienced a real downfall.
His last coaches (Koeman, Xavi) had clearly relegated him to 4th or 5th position among central defenders of FC Barcelona.
Its 4th season turned out to be nightmarish.
He started seven times in La Liga.
The last time was May 22 against Villarreal (0-2).
He also participated in four C1 and two C3 matches.
His last tenure in Blue (he has 15 selections) dates back to the round of 16 of Euro 2021, in June against Switzerland.
Placed in the axis of a three-man defense, he was at fault on the first goal of the Helvetii by losing his duel in front of Haris Seferovic.
Asked about the ideal club to revive him, his former coach in Espoirs Pierre Mankowski had rather bet on the French Championship.
“He would be good in L1.
England go very fast and it's physical.
The game of the French Championship corresponds more to his style.
It's up to Lenglet to prove the opposite.