Sevilla chief Monchi has confirmed their interest in Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora.

"Zokora is a great player," AS quoted Monchi as saying. "I have followed him since we first saw him and could not pay for him.

"We know that we have to be realistic in this current economic climate.

"We cannot comment on everything that is published in newspapers, but we have the profile of the midfielders that we want."