Tottenham Hotspur have received a number of enquiries about young right-back Kyle Walker-Peters, who is desperate for game time, and will look to sign a replacement.

The 22-year-old struggled for minutes under Mauricio Pochettino and has continued to do so under Jose Mourinho.

He started the first three Premier League games of the season before picking up a hamstring injury. On his return he found himself out of the team and often matchday squads.

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That trend has continued with Mourinho's arrival and while he was on the bench for the new head coach's first two games he has not played a Premier League minute under him.

He did feature in the dead rubber Champions League loss at Bayern Munich. The young defender's only other appearance earlier this season came in the Carabao Cup defeat at Colchester United.

Walker-Peters has been looking for more game time for a couple of seasons, having struggled to convince Pochettino despite bringing a flurry of assists in his early displays.

In all he has started just nine Premier League matches for Spurs and lacked confidence in the opening games of this campaign, often cutting inside and passing rather than looking to get to the byline.

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Now Walker-Peters is looking to become first choice elsewhere to end his stagnation at Tottenham.

Spurs would prefer to loan the player out as his value would increase if he impresses for another Premier League club and he still has three and a half years left on the contract he signed in December 2018.

A number of Premier League clubs have expressed interest in signing Walker-Peters, including Crystal Palace who were also keen on bringing him in during the summer after selling Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United.

Spurs blocked any move back then as, having sold Kieran Trippier to Atletico Madrid, they could not afford to lose Walker-Peters and in particular another homegrown player.

football.london understands that if Walker-Peters is allowed to leave a replacement would be sought and, if possible, the preference would be to add another British player to prevent the club from falling into similar issues to previous campaigns when Pochettino had too many foreign players to fit into their Champions League squad.

Norwich City right-back Max Aarons would fit the bill and is a player Spurs have looked closely at over the past 18 months. The 20-year-old would not come cheap though and could prove difficult to prise away from the relegation battlers in mid-season without a bid of more than £30million.

Canaries boss Daniel Farke has said it would take an "unbelievable offer" for them to consider losing Aarons this month.

Another player Spurs have monitored is 19-year-old West Bromwich Albion defender Nathan Ferguson, who has played at both right-back and on the left this season for the promotion-chasing Baggies and the England U20 international can also play in the centre of defence.

The teenager would be a cheaper option than Aarons but West Brom would also be loathed to lose him as they seek a return to the Premier League.

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Walker-Peters would need to be replaced if he were to leave as he and Serge Aurier are the only natural right-backs at the club. Mourinho has stated that while Juan Foyth can play in the role, he does not provide the attacking attributes he requires from someone in the role.

The Spurs head coach said last month that the club would need to react to players leaving the club.

"I know that in our transfer market we are going just to react to things that can happen to us in the market," he said.

"If some player leaves we need to adapt to it. But we are never going to be the kings of the market, attacking important targets, fighting with clubs that are ready by their profile and philosophy to splash the cash and to go to the important targets.

"We need to do our things in an intelligent way, a creative way, and I repeat I like the players that I have."

Moving for a long-term right-back solution rather than a temporary fix appeals to Spurs as Aurier's future is still up in the air.

The Ivorian asked to leave the club in the summer but a move never materialised.

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He has become first choice in the right-back slot since Trippier's exit but his performances have been inconsistent.

An investment in a young right-back for the future could well prove to be the answer while Tottenham are also exploring transfer options, both loan and permanent, to cover the long-term absences of both Moussa Sissoko and Harry Kane in midfield and up front.