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'He's a midfielder': Antonio Conte ruthlessly hints that Tanguy Ndombele finds it 'difficult to understand' what's required of him at Spurs... but claims he can 'count on' fellow midfielder Harry Winks in north London

Antonio Conte has ruthlessly hinted that Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele finds it 'difficult to understand' what's required of him as the Frenchman remains exiled from Spurs' starting eleven.

The £65million midfielder has started just one league game under Conte, with his other two appearances coming from the bench.

Last month, the Spurs boss said the Frenchman needed to become more of a team player and challenged him to work harder in order to earn a recall to the starting XI.

Antonio Conte (left) has hinted Tottenham's Tanguy Ndombele (right) has difficulty understanding what's required of him
Ndombele has started just one league game for Tottenham under new Italian boss Conte

But Conte refused to confirm whether Ndombele had taken this advice on board and did not rule out the prospect of him leaving the club next month.