He was never a priority signing
Of the 4 signings Pochettino made last summer, N’Koudou wasn’t top of the list of preference. Wanyama and Sissoko were, and it’s why they have started and played more games than the 21-year-old.
Agreed that he was procured to come and add width to a squad light on natural wingers, with his pace and strength the factors to have attracted the club’s scouts, but he hasn’t been able to do just that, as breaking into the pecking order is proving more than difficult. And that’s with Lamela out of contention due to injury.
Sissoko and Son both come ahead of him in the selection process, and it doesn’t appear that order will be changing soon.
The French winger is expendable, as he wasn’t a top priority signing in the first place. That status too doesn’t look likely to change anytime soon.
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