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Tottenham captain Younes Kaboul is a target for Stuttgart.

And the Londoners are considering using their interest in defender Kaboul to test Stuttgart’s resolve to hang on to their record-breaking teenager Timo Werner.

Forward Werner, 18, is one of the rising stars of German football. He became Stuttgart’s youngest-ever player in 2013 and the youngest player to score a Bundesliga brace a few months later.

Spurs are monitoring him and are ready to ask if Stuttgart will include him in any deal for 29-year-old Kaboul.

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Stuttgart are expected to knock back any move by the Londoners for Werner – but they hope that will not hinder their chances of landing Kaboul.

Kaboul is one of the defenders on the Germans’ list of transfer targets. He was named skipper this season – but has fallen down the pecking order and can leave for the right offer.