1 Alvaro Pereira

Tottenham have been placed on red alert amid suggestions Inter Milan will loan out Alvaro Pereira.

Andre Villas-Boas has long been linked with a reunion with the Uruguayan, who played a prominent role under him as Porto claimed a domestic and European treble in 2010/11.

Villas-Boas was tipped to bring him to Stamford Bridge during his ill-fated spell in charge of Chelsea and the Portuguese could revive his interest in the 27-year-old at White Hart Lane.

The Spurs boss has just one specialist left-back, Danny Rose, in his senior squad and is expected to hunt for a new full-back in January.

And he could now move for Pereira, who has managed just two league starts at Inter this term.

Gazzetta dello Sport claim Inter will let the defender leave on loan as he is keen to secure regular first-team football ahead of next summer’s World Cup.