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MOUSA DEMBELE is discussing his departure from Tottenham after Beijing Guoan offered £11million for the 31-yearold. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is willing to sell the Belgium midfielder. While Tottenham plan to streamline their squad, they have no desire to sell Christian Eriksen to Real Madrid. The Denmark midfielder is locked in talks over an extension to his contract, which expires at the end of next season. He currently earns in the region of £70,000 a week but wants at least double to stay. ÷CONOR Shaughnessy has joined Hearts on loan as a replacement for fellow Irish Under 21 defender Jimmy Dunne, who has been recalled by Burnley. Galwegian Shaughnessy, 22 is eager to make up for lost time, after an ankle injury held him back for most of the 2017-18 season, and will fly out with the Hearts squad today for a training camp in Spain. ÷FULHAM have joined the chase for Marseille winger Clinton N’Jie. Burnley, Cardiff and Newcastle have also expressed interest in the 25-year-old Cameroon international, who had an unsuccesful spell at Spurs in 2015-16. Burnley have also considered a move for Stoke’s James McClean. ÷CARDIFF are looking to push through an £8.5million bid for Nice midfielder Adrien Tameze this week. ÷SEVILLA’S pursuit of Alvaro Morata has stepped up after the Chelsea striker’s agent Juanma Lopez yesterday held talks with the La Liga side. To replace him, Chelsea want Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain, who is on loan at AC Milan and is interested in a move to the Premier League.