Dier, left, started his first league match of the season in the 3-0 loss at Brighton

Mauricio Pochettino plans to accelerate a clear-out of his underperforming Tottenham Hotspur players in January after a turbulent start to the campaign.

Eric Dier is among several players who will be made available with the aim of freshening up a squad that has lost more matches than they have won since the start of February.

The England midfielder, 25, started his first league match of the season in the 3-0 defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday and will be joined on the list by Christian Eriksen, Serge Aurier, Victor Wanyama and Danny Rose, all of whom Tottenham expected to have sold in the summer. The negative atmosphere at the club has partly stemmed from players finding out that they were not wanted, but