Tottenham are confident they will win the race to sign Southampton star Morgan Schneiderlin this summer and are prepared to offer Andros Townsend or Benjamin Stambouli to help secure the deal.

Arsenal and Chelsea also have the France international on their wish-lists, but Spurs now believe he will come to White Hart Lane.

Chelsea currently have the midfielder as just one of their back-up options while they pursue big name targets like Koke and Paul Pogba, while Arsenal are having second thoughts due to the fast development of Francis Coquelin.

Tottenham tried to buy Schneiderlin last summer only for Southampton to block his departure.

But the 25-year-old, who enjoyed a fine relationship with Spurs manager Maurico Pochettino before he left St Mary's Stadium for north London in May 2014, wants to leave the club again this summer.

Southampton will demand over £20m for his signature, but Spurs are prepared to offer squad players Townsend or Stambouli to help convince them to sell and for a lower price.

Townsend has started just 10 League games this term, however can still command a large fee in the transfer market due to his involvement with England, where he scored a great goal against Italy last month.

Stambouli has had a bit part role since joining from Montpellier last year, but would be a ready made replacement for Schneiderlin as he also plays as a defensive midfielder.

Pochettino is also considering making another move for striker Jay Rodriguez, even though he has not played for over a year.

Rodriguez suffered a serious knee injury in Southampton's defeat at Manchester City 12 months ago.

The 25-year-old, who scored 17 goals last term, is due to finally make a comeback in their final games of the campaign next month.

Pochettino wants to make sure he is fully over his knee problems, but is determined to strengthen his strikeforce and add to Harry Kane's threat, especially as he plans to get rid of Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado.

However, Southampton's Head of Football Development Les Reed claims the club will not listen to offers for any of their players this summer having sold Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Callum Chambers in 2014.

Reed said: "It wouldn't be our intention to sell any of our players this summer.

Tottenham players for sale this summer 4 show all Tottenham players for sale this summer 1/4 Paulinho Same story: an international player signed for a large fee (£17million) who has failed to match expectations, and who Tottenham will struggle to move on. The 26-year-old is wanted by former club Corinthians and by Italian and Spanish clubs, but who will pay the asking price? Again, a loan move looks a likely option. Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian midfielder Paulinho (R) bears down on the ball but fails to get their before Partizan Belgrade's Serbian goalkeeper Milan Lukac (L) during the UEFA Europa League group C football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Partizan B 2/4 Mousa Dembele Has shown flashes of quality this season but has rarely been able to match the form of the 2012-13 campaign, his first at White Hart Lane, when the Belgian was one of Tottenham’s best players. The talent is clearly there. Perhaps it requires a fresh start to be able to shine again. GETTY 3/4 Roberto Soldado Signed for £26million in the summer of 2013, Soldado was supposed to be the prolific centre-forward Tottenham have lacked for many seasons. He has been a huge disappointment, with only seven goals in 47 league appearances for the club. Soldado turns 30 in May and Tottenham are likely to have to take a significant loss on the Spain international. 4/4 Benjamin Stambouli The Frenchman was brought to Spurs when they realised they would be unable to sign Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton last summer. He has shown some promise when given a chance but has not been picked in recent weeks and perhaps lacks the dynamism to shine in Pochettino’s high-pressing, high-tempo style. 1/4 Paulinho Same story: an international player signed for a large fee (£17million) who has failed to match expectations, and who Tottenham will struggle to move on. The 26-year-old is wanted by former club Corinthians and by Italian and Spanish clubs, but who will pay the asking price? Again, a loan move looks a likely option. Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian midfielder Paulinho (R) bears down on the ball but fails to get their before Partizan Belgrade's Serbian goalkeeper Milan Lukac (L) during the UEFA Europa League group C football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Partizan B 2/4 Mousa Dembele Has shown flashes of quality this season but has rarely been able to match the form of the 2012-13 campaign, his first at White Hart Lane, when the Belgian was one of Tottenham’s best players. The talent is clearly there. Perhaps it requires a fresh start to be able to shine again. GETTY 3/4 Roberto Soldado Signed for £26million in the summer of 2013, Soldado was supposed to be the prolific centre-forward Tottenham have lacked for many seasons. He has been a huge disappointment, with only seven goals in 47 league appearances for the club. Soldado turns 30 in May and Tottenham are likely to have to take a significant loss on the Spain international. 4/4 Benjamin Stambouli The Frenchman was brought to Spurs when they realised they would be unable to sign Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton last summer. He has shown some promise when given a chance but has not been picked in recent weeks and perhaps lacks the dynamism to shine in Pochettino’s high-pressing, high-tempo style.

"We're in the process of renegotiating contracts with some but our main purpose at the moment is keeping this squad together and adding to it."

Pochettino has also made signing Everton's Kevin Mirallas one of his main priorities in the close season.

Everton rejected Spurs' advances in January, but the north London club expect they will have more success at the end of the season.

The 27-year-old winger has scored 11 goals in 33 appearances for Everton this season and is believed to be keen to leave Goodison Park.

Aaron Lennon has impressed at Everton since moving on loan from White Hart Lane three months ago and will be offered to boss Roberto Martinez in exchange for Mirallas.