Mourinho, asked if he was upset by the decision of Ndombele, whose transfer from Lyon could yet cost Spurs some 70 million euros ($79 million, £63 million), to make himself unavailable against Brighton, answered: “I think Ndombele was honest. After only two sessions under Mourinho, he told the Portuguese manager he was ready to play against Brighton if needed. “I started with minus 12 here. With minus 12 you have to recover 12 points. “A couple of days ago we were minus three and we had a chance to go to zero.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2019 14:37 UTC