Spurs midfielder Bentaleb joins Schalke on loan


Football Soccer - Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City - FA Cup Third Round - White Hart Lane - 10/1/16 Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge Livepic

(Reuters) - Defensive midfielder Nabil Bentaleb has joined Schalke 04 from English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan, the German club said on Thursday.

Bentaleb, who has 19 caps for Algeria, has not trained with the Spurs first-team since July after manager Mauricio Pochettino told the midfielder he did not feature in his plans.

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