Bentaleb makes Schalke move

Nabil Bentaleb has joined German side Schalke on a season-long loan from Tottenham, the Premier League club has confirmed.

Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday morning, Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel revealed the Algeria international had a medical a week ago – but denied any interest in White Hart Lane forward Heung-Min Son.

Tottenham then confirmed Bentaleb’s loan deal, which has the option of a permanent transfer. The 21-year-old was told a month ago he was not in Mauricio Pochettino’s plans for this season and the Tottenham manager later reiterated that stance.

Heidel – who confirmed Bentaleb will train with Schalke on Thursday afternoon – said before the deal was confirmed: “[We] have …

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