Tottenham and Southampton are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sven Bender but will have to wait until July, when new manager Thomas Tuchel has assessed his players.

The Dortmund holding midfielder has been a key player in the club's rise to the Champions League final in 2013 and is still under contract until 2017.

But with the club having failed to qualify for Europe and with Jürgen Klopp leaving, Premier League clubs sense a window of opportunity to bring in some of Dorrmund's key players.

Sven Bender challenges Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini during a Champions League tie in March

Bender competes with Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben during the German Cup semi-final at the end of April

Tottenham, given their status and London location, would be favourites to sign Bender but the midfielder would be valued by Dortmund at £20million.

And Tuchel will not sanction his departure until he has assessed his options in the transfer market and within the squad, as another defensive midfielder, Sebastian Kehl, has retired while Ilkay Gundogan, who has met with Barcelona, has just one year left on his deal and will be sold this summer.

Bender tackles England's Ross Barkley during a Wembley friendly match between England and Germany on November 19, 2013