Sevilla have withdrawn from the race for Tottenham forward Giovani Dos Santos. Dos Santos wants to leave Tottenham this month after failing to break in to Harry Redknapp's first-team plans.

Spanish outfits Villarreal and Granada both claim to have lodged bids to sign the 22-year-old Mexico international.

However, the 2006 UEFA Cup winners will not be returning with another bid, according to club president Jose Maria del Nido.

"(Tottenham wanted) an exorbitant amount for him," he was quoted as saying on AS.com.

"In the end they were asking for 6.5million Euros (£5.4million)."

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