Schalke have made an offer for Tottenham outcast Nabil Bentaleb.
The young midfielder is surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane and manager Mauricio Pochettino has made no secret of the fact that Bentaleb is not part of his plans.
However it has been suggested that Spurs want to sell him and are not interested in sending him out on loan, which has so far scuppered any move away.
Now L'Equipe has claimed that Schalke are close to landing the Algerian after approaching Tottenham about a loan with an obligatory purchase option at the end of it.