• Former Spurs midfielder set to join on loan from Schalke • Inter’s Lazaro also a target; Willems and Dummett out for seasonThe Algeria international Nabil Bentaleb had a medical at Newcastle United on Monday afternoon ahead of a loan move from Schalke until the end of the season.
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Bentaleb is surplus to the requirements of Schalke’s manager, David Wagner, and the 25-year-old former
Tottenham midfielder is keen to return to England. Bentaleb swapped Spurs for the Bundesliga in February 2017 but has not featured for Schalke since March 2019 when, due to disciplinary issues, he was removed from the first-team squad.