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Tottenham defender Luka Vuskovic is expected to complete a loan move to Hamburg.

Spurs have decided to send Vuskovic out on loan where he will be afforded far more first-team exposure, and Bundesliga side Hamburg have won the race.

The deal is a straight loan, with no option to make it permanent next summer.

Vuskovic’s departure could have an impact on Spurs’ transfer business in the final days of the window.

The club are prioritising bringing in a No10 and a winger, however Thomas Frank also wants to bolster his options at centre-back.

It is understood that whether Vuskovic remained at the club has been a factor in how hard Spurs push to make a defensive addition, with a final decision on the teenager's loan delayed until now.

Having finally sanctioned that move for Vuskovic, the need to bring in another centre-back has increased.

Kota Takai has missed pre-season with a foot issue and Radu Dragusin is still out with the ACL injury he suffered at the start of the year, leaving Kevin Danso and Ben Davies as cover in the heart of defence.

Goodbye: Yves Bissouma is open to Galatasaray move

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Spurs are also in talks with Galatasaray as Yves Bissouma moves closer to leaving the club.

The 28-year-old is out of contract at Spurs next summer and is not in Frank's plans.

Discussions are being held with Galatasaray over a loan with an obligation to buy, with Bissouma believed to be keen on the move.

West Ham have been among the other clubs linked with the midfielder, however no official contact was made with Spurs.

It has been apparent for much of the summer that Bissouma would not have a key role to play under Frank, particularly having entered the final 12 months of his contract.

He started just one match in pre-season and that was when Spurs played twice in a day to enable the whole squad to build up their minutes.

The feeling that a move away from the club would suit all parties was strengthened further when Bissouma frustrated Frank by repeatedly being late.

That resulted in Bissouma being dropped for the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain and he has not been in the squad for the first two Premier League matches after picking up an injury in training.