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 documents
with Tottenham replaced. [We are] waiting for the final return of the
forms.
"[Bentaleb] has completed an outstanding medical check here last Thursday then he was back at Tottenham."
Schalke
manager Marcus Weinzeirl added: "[He] is 100 per cent fit but he needs a
little patience and we have to give him the necessary time for the
integration."
The German side are also working on a deal for
former Tottenham midfielder Benjamin Stambouli, who made 12 Premier
League appearances in 2014/15 before moving to PSG.
When
questioned about the transfer, Heidel said: "Just the medical check. We
must wait for the results but are feeling positive that everything
works.
"Our newcomers already know each other from their time together at Tottenham. They will do our game good."
Schalke maintain they will not add Tottenham forward Son - who Sky Germany say is interesting Wolfsburg - to their ranks.
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