Tottenham receive bid from Chinese Super League club for Mousa Dembele

Tottenham are looking to streamline their squad this January.

Mousa Dembele could be set to leave Tottenham Hotspur this month after Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan made an approach to sign the midfielder. Dembele has struggled with injury problems over the past couple of seasons and has not played for Spurs since 3rd November. Despite his quality, Spurs can no longer rely on his fitness and are thus looking to offload him in this January transfer window. A move to China would be a lucrative move for Spurs, while also allowing them to take a chunk of money off their wage bill. Dembele only has six months remaining on his contract with Spurs, who are keen to sell him now before he becomes a free agent and would be able to leave for nothing. The 31-year-old Belgian midfielder joined the club from Fulham for £15m in 2012 and has played 242 times for Spurs. In his absence, Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko have stepped up, putting in excellent performances in central midfield, helping carry Spurs to third in the table. Spurs are also keen to offload Vincent Janssen, Georges-Kevin N'Koudou, Fernando Llorente, Michel Vorm, and Victor Wanyama while Serge Aurier has reportedly been made available for sale or loan.