Tottenham are seeking to sell as many as EIGHT senior players this month. The Daily Star says Spurs are trying to shift the dead wood in their squad to make room for reinforcements ahead of a Champions League push, with Kyle Naughton close to joining Swansea.

Spurs are particularly open to offers for Paulinho, Etienne Capoue, Emmanuel Adebayor, Nacer Chadli, Aaron Lennon and Roberto Soldado, while Benoit Assou-Ekotto is available on a free.

They are also looking at Everton's Kevin Mirallas and Aston Villa's Fabian Delph, and had scouts watching Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani score for Algeria against South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations.