Nabil Bentaleb is seeking pay parity with some of Tottenham’s senior players as Juventus continue to monitor his contract discussions.

Bentaleb is eventually expected to sign a new deal with Spurs designed to keep him at White Hart Lane for the long term yet Standard Sport understands there is still a difference between his request and the club’s offer.

It is believed Spurs are prepared to hand Bentaleb (a new deal worth about £25,000 a week — the same as midfield colleague Ryan Mason and a big improvement on his current wage, thought to be £8,000 weekly. Yet Bentaleb’s advisors consider him to be worth more and are pushing for a contract closer to the £40,000-a-week mark.

That would put him on a similar level to Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen — although still some way short of top earners Emmanuel Adebayor, Hugo Lloris and Roberto Soldado.

Standard Sport revealed last week that top clubs in Italy are looking at Bentaleb and it is understood Juve are following developments. Last weekend, they became Italian champions for the fourth consecutive season and beat Real Madrid 2-1 in last night’s Champions League semi-final, first leg.

Even though there is interest in Bentaleb, it would still be a surprise if the 20-year-old did not sign.