Tottenham Hotspur could be out of the race for Moussa Sissoko.

Spurs refused to spend above £12million for the 20-year-old Toulouse midfielder in the summer. Now it appears that the race for the player is led by bigger clubs.

Free-spending Manchester City, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Lyon are among the clubs now linked with a move for the player keeping Patrick Vieira out of the France squad.

The maturing Sissoko has spoken of a desire to play in the Barclays Premier League, but insists he is in no rush to leave France and is under contract till 2012.