The Nice forward is said to have been the subject of a bid from Spurs

Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach have opened talks to sign Nice hotshot Alassane Plea, amid rumours of a bid from Tottenham Hotspur.

It was suggested earlier this week that Spurs have already lodged an offer worth around £22m for the 25-year-old striker.

1 Plea scored 21 goals in all competitions last season

Although that figure falls well short of his £43.8million release clause, it is said to be close to the price at which Nice would be willing to sell.

But now, according to local newspaper Nice-Matin, it is in fact German club Gladbach who have started talks with the club about a move for Plea.

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Should both Spurs and Gladbach have offers accepted it will be up to Plea, who scored 16 goals in 35 Ligue 1 outings last term, to decide where he wants to head next.

As a former Lyon and Auxerre striker, the Lille-born man is yet to test himself outside of his home country.