Gallas leads five out Spurs exit as AVB trims his squad to make room for Damiao



Andre Villas-Boas will start his Tottenham cull this week after finalising a list players he deems surplus to requirements.



The Portuguese manager wanted to give each member of the Spurs squad a chance to prove themselves during the opening few weeks of his White Hart Lane reign.



Tottenham returned from their three-match US tour on Tuesday before beating Championship side Watford 1-0 in a pre-season friendly on Sunday.



Pastures new: William Gallas and Jermaine Jenas are among those out of Spurs

And Villas-Boas has now decided which players he feels have no future at the club under his leadership.



The former Chelsea manager will inform the squad members who will be allowed to leave White Hart Lane ahead of the new season in a series of private meetings, which are understood to be planned for this week.



David Bentley, Jermaine Jenas, Sebastien Bassong, William Gallas and Kyle Naughton are all expected to be told they can leave this summer, while a number of the club's youngsters will be made available for loan.



Sandro, Steven Caulker and Gio Dos Santos will be given extra time to prove their credentials due to their involvement in the Olympic Games.



Looking to the future: Andre Villas-Boas wants to shape his squad

Meanwhile, Villas-Boas will step up his quest to strengthen the Tottenham squad this week.



The club are considering resurrecting their attempts to sign long-term target Leandro Damiao as they continue to be frustrated in their move to sign Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a permanent deal.



Fulham forward Moussa Dembele is also interesting Villas-Boas.



