Rabiot is under contract until 2019 at PSG but has told the club he wants to leave

Tottenham Hotspur have expressed further interest in signing Adrien Rabiot, who has played in midfield for France at all youth levels but has asked to leave Paris Saint-Germain.

Rabiot, 20, was briefly at Manchester City, where his opportunities were limited, before returning to France but has grown frustrated at his chances of playing regularly. Tottenham’s attempt to sign him on loan collapsed in January, when the French club made it clear that they wanted to keep Rabiot, but he went on to be an unused substitute in five of the final seven games of the season. He made 21 league appearances last season, 11 as substitute, and scored four goals.

Veronique Rabiot, the player’s mother and agent, suggested that her son wants to return to