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Nabil Bentaleb training with Tottenham's under-21s - Pochettino

LONDON -- Mauricio Pochettino says midfielder Nabil Bentaleb is training with Tottenham's under-21s and looking for a new club after asking to leave Spurs.

Bentaleb, 21, was a first-team regular in Pochettino's first season at White Hart Lane and he signed a five-year contract in July 2015 after protracted talks with the club.

But the Algeria international made just two league starts last year -- both in August -- in an injury-hit campaign and Pochettino revealed last month that the 22-year-old is not in his plans for the new season.

"He is training with the under-21s.