Tottenham are set to be priced out of a deal for Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko.

The Daily Mail says Spurs refused to go above £12million for the 20-year-old Toulouse midfielder in the summer and now appear to have been overtaken in the race to sign him by bigger clubs.

Free-spending Manchester City, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Lyon are among the clubs now linked with a move for the player keeping Patrick Vieira out of the France squad.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has stated a desire to bolster his midfield in the January transfer window, but may have to look elsewhere.