Tanguy Ndombele has insisted he was not hurt by Jose Mourinho's criticism and that Tottenham have not seen the best of him yet.
Spurs forked out a club-record fee of £54 million ($70m) to bring Ndombele to north London from Lyon in the summer of 2019.
The Frenchman arrived at Tottenham with a sterling reputation as an all-action midfielder capable of performing at the very highest level, but failed to live up to those high standards during his first season in the Premier League.
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He found himself in and out of Mourinho's line-up after the Portuguese was drafted in to replace Mauricio Pochettino in November, with his fitness levels considered to be sub-optimal.