Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has confirmed that Harry Winks will not leave the club in January, but was non-committal over the future of Tanguy Ndombele.
Ndombele has struggled for game time in recent weeks, starting just one of Tottenham's last eight Premier League games and only six all season.
Winks, meanwhile, started only one of Spurs' first 11 top-flight outings but has since been included in three of Conte's last six starting lineups.
When asked about Ndombele's role in his squad, Conte told reporters: "He's a midfielder. I pay the same attention in every single session to every player.
"My concentration is not only on 12, 13, 14 players, but the full squad. There are players that understand very well, others they need more time or for others it could be difficult to understand.
"I think it's better for me and the club to speak together and then we'll have the situation more clear than now. To speak about a player that can come or go, now it's not right, it's not honest."
However, Conte was then quizzed on Winks's future, and gave a contrasting answer: "Winksy showed to be a reliable player. Winks will stay here. Winksy showed that I can count on him."
Conte also stressed that he is confident captain Hugo Lloris will stay at the club beyond the end of his current contract, which expires next summer.
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