Two more leave Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur are set to sell both Brazillian international, Paulinho and Belgian, Dries Mertens. The pair have been told that they are surplus to requirements by Tottenham's head coach, Villas-Boas.
Paulinho, 28, arrived at Spurs in 2013, for a then (albeit short amount of time) record fee of £17.5m. Paulinho makde a total of 69 appearances, scoring 6 goals and grabbing 14 assists. The Brazillian is now set to leave White Hart Lane in a deal which will see him move to Spanish side, Valencia for a fee of around £7.5m.
Although the sale will see Spurs record a loss on the signing, Tottenham's head coach was against the idea of handing the player a new contract, and with just a year left, needed to let the midfielder leave in order to bring in younger talent, and didn't want to risk losing him on a free.
Spurs have now been linked with several replacements, with Tottenham's top target that of 21 year old Ward-Prowse from Southampton.
Another player set to leave White Hart Lane is Dries Mertens. The winger enjoyed a good, solid first season at Spurs, but has not kicked on since.
The Belgium has made 56 appearances since his £8.5m move to Spurs, 33 of which were sub appearances. During his time at Tottenham, he managed to find the net 10 times, while grabbing 20 assists.
Mertens is now set for a move to Italy, with Sampdoria snapping him up for just £3m. Tottenham are expected to announce his replacement in the next couple of days.