Sunderland prepare Mousa Dembele bid?

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele is attracting interest from Sunderland, according to reports.

The 28-year-old started just 10 Premier League games for Spurs last season, but was in Mauricio Pochettino's lineup for this season's opening-day defeat at the hands of Manchester United.

However, Dembele remains unsettled at White Hart Lane and is ready to move in order to guarantee first-team football, reports The Mirror.

Spurs do not want to sell Dembele, and would want to recoup all of the £15m they paid Fulham for his services three years ago, the report adds.

Dembele, who has made 62 appearances for Belgium, counts AZ and Willem II among his former clubs.