Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly very keen to bring Ruud van Nistelrooy to White Hart Lane.

According to The People, Spurs are willing to sell four of their players to fund a possible move for the Dutch striker.

David Bentley, Alan Hutton, Robbie Keane and Roman pavlyuchenko are the quartet deemed surplus to requirements.

Van Nistelrooy himself has fallen by the wayside after the arrival of Karim Benzema at Real Madrid.

The former Manchester United forward is interested in a move so as to fight his way into contention for a place in Holland's 2010 World Cup squad.