Tottenham Hotspur are set to bid £3 million for Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph, according to reports.

The England international is having a good season in a poor side that has seen him win his first three England caps under Roy Hodgson.

Delph’s current contract at Villa Park is set to expire at the end of the summer, meaning he is allow to discuss a free transfer move this month to go through at the end of the season.

According to the Mirror, Tottenham are willing to give Aston Villa £3 million this month to get their hands on their target, and allow the West Midlands club to gain some cash before he walks away for free.

Spurs fans would question this move considering the number of centre midfielders they have on their books – Christian Eriksen, Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb, Étienne Capoue, Mousa Dembélé, Paulinho, Benjamin Stambouli and Cristian Ceballos.

The newspaper report claims that Tottenham are ready to offload Paulinho and Mousa Dembélé from the centre of their midfield this month, as well as wingers Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend, and striker Emmanuel Adebayor, should anyone want and be able to afford the Togo international’s wages.

Fabian Delph gets stuck in but does concede several free kicks for Aston Villa. He’s decent at intercepting the ball, and when in possession he’s a good dribbler. The 25-year old is involved little in scoring, in terms of both goals and assists – 0 of either in 11 Premier League appearances so far this season under Paul Lambert.

Ryan Mason has successfully broken into the Tottenham first team as a holding midfielder this season and is playing very well. He was part of the team that shut out the likes of Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata in a 0-0 draw with Manchester United in their final fixture of 2014.