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Tottenham will test Aston Villa’s resolve by making a cut-price January bid for Fabian Delph.

The England midfielder is out of contract in the summer and Villa fear he will walk away as a free agent with Liverpool and Spurs among the clubs chasing him.

But White Hart Lane boss Mauricio Pochettino is ready to go for Delph now for as little as £3million to see whether they can beat Reds to his signature.

They may even try to use one of their players who is surplus to requirements to make the deal happen.

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Spurs are ready to offload Aaron Lennon, Paulinho, Andros Townsend, Emmanuel Adebayor and Moussa Dembele to help a major shake-up this month.

Leicester are also interested in Spurs’ full-back Kyle Naughton but could face competition from Swansea and Crystal Palace.

Defender Ron Vlaar is another Villa player whose deal runs out in the summer.