The France international, 27, has been a huge failure since arriving on deadline day from Newcastle.
He's started just six Premier League games and has instead had to make do with a role as a bench boy.
The Express say Spurs are now ready to cut their losses and let him go.
AC Milan are a possible destination and they will likely have cash to splash.
The Serie A giants are set to be taken over by Chinese consortium Sino Europe next month are interested in taking him to Italy next season.
But the price-tag could prove a problem for Milan chiefs.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is a fierce negotiator and will want to recoup as much of the £30m he paid as possible.
But Milan aren't willing to pay anywhere near that sum.
