The North London club are desperate to ensure that he is one of the players who heads for the exit door in the final nine days. Tottenham also wanted Bryan Gil and Manor Solomon sold<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Hammers have now emerged as a serious contender to sign the 28-year-old, with Edson Alvarez having joined Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> could make Yves Bissouma<\/a> available on loan and West Ham United would be open to taking him if that were the case, sources have told TBR Football\u2019s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey.<\/p>\n Graham Potter wants to add to his midfield options at the London Stadium following a thoroughly underwhelming start to the season.<\/p>\n The former Brighton manager knows the Spurs player, having managed him during his time at the AMEX Stadium before selling him for \u00a325 million.<\/p>\n Tottenham signed Joao Palhinha<\/a> and the Portuguese international is now the team\u2019s first choice number six option.<\/p>\n Palhinha impressed against Manchester City<\/a>; meanwhile, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr and Archie Gray also make up Frank\u2019s other midfield options.<\/p>\n The North London club\u2019s squad is currently rather bloated and there is a strong need for the deadwood to be shifted in the final days of the transfer window.<\/p>\n There are also plans in place to add to Frank\u2019s team in the coming days, with Tottenham growing in confidence over signing Savinho<\/a> and contact made with Como and Real Madrid for Nico Paz.<\/p>\n Tottenham were offered Lucas Paqeuta by West Ham<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Tottenham were offered the chance to sign Lucas Paqeuta from West Ham, but didn\u2019t show a great deal of interest in doing a deal at the time.<\/p>\n Spurs remain on the hunt for a new number ten and perhaps that stance could change as the window reaches its climax.<\/p>\n Paqueta netted a stunning goal against Chelsea on Friday evening, but the Hammers ended up losing 5-1 at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n![\"Yves](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227826980-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong\/Eurasia Sport Images\/Getty ImagesSources: West Ham want Yves Bissouma on loan<\/p>\n