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Tottenham boss Mourinho desperate to keep hold of Ndombele

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is desperate to keep hold of Tanguy Ndombele.

Amid press claims of the pair not seeing eye-to-eye, it's emerged the opposite is true.

Mundo Deportivo says Barcelona, which have expressed interest in Ndombele, have learned that Mourinho has no intention of losing the midfielder.

Indeed, Mourinho has zero interest in Barca's proposal of swapping Philippe Coutinho for Ndombele as he rates the Frenchman as the bigger talent.

The France international has battled for minutes since Mourinho replaced Mauricio Pochettino earlier this season, though has been working close with his manager in recent months.

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