Ndombele and Jose a thread of random theories in no particular order:

1. Ndombele doesn& #39;t want to play for Jose. He signed to play for Poch and doesn& #39;t like Jose& #39;s system. Figures if he is going to play a system he doesn& #39;t like, might as well do it elsewhere where he can make similar money at a & #39;bigger& #39; club. Agent fine with more $$ on a move.

2. Jose likes his scapegoats and progressive attacking midfielders are his favorite targets. Jose loves a player who will stay in the spot he puts him in for 90mins and that& #39;s not Ndombele. Jose has a knack for nuking young talent.

3. Jose wants money for this summer and Ndombele is one of his most sellable assets in a position of depth. Ndombele would be fine leaving and Jose would be fine pushing him out the door. Whether any club could satisfy Levy in these times is anyone& #39;s guess.

4. Ndombele is just lazy and both Poch and Jose can& #39;t fix that and neither have patience for it. Entirely possible but imo the least likely reason.

5. Ndombele needs more time to settle and Jose to figure him out. He is struggling to adapt to English culture and had niggling injuries meaning he never got settled. Jose is working with him on the system but it has its good days and bad days, and it may or may not yet work out.