Galatasaray 'in line to sign Tottenham Hotspur duo Davinson Sanchez, Tanguy Ndombele'

Throughout the summer transfer window, Spurs attempted to reduce their squad numbers in order to accommodate incomings for new head coach Ange Postecoglou.

Including players who were already at the club on loan in 2022-23, Spurs made as many as nine permanent signings, but they did not facilitate as many departures as they had hoped.

Up to five players who are unlikely to be provided with much game time failed to leave the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before last Friday's deadline in many nations.

However, a number of countries, including Turkey, are still open for business, and clubs around Europe may be looking to offload their unwanted players to the Turkish Super Lig.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Galatasaray have moved to secure the signatures of each of Sanchez and Ndombele.

Centre-back Sanchez has just entered his seventh season at Spurs, yet the Colombia international has gradually dropped down the pecking order during his stay.

Romano says that Galatasaray are eager to sign the 27-year-old on a permanent deal, hoping that Sanchez will be able to kick-start his career.

Meanwhile, Romano adds that Ndombele is in line to move to last season's top-flight champions on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy.

At one point early in the summer, it was suggested that Ndombele may be reintegrated back into the first-team setup by Postecoglou.

Nevertheless, it quickly became apparent that the French midfielder was deemed surplus to requirements, despite featuring during Napoli's Serie A title-winning campaign in 2022-23.

Ndombele is said to have completed the first part of his medical and is expected to finalise a transfer in due course, the 26-year-old also looking to settle elsewhere having barely featured for Spurs since the early days of Antonio Conte's reign towards the end of 2021.

Spurs may also look to find homes - permanent or temporary - for the likes of Eric Dier, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Bryan Gil.