Bundesliga side Hamburger SV are said to be interested in taking Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lewis Holtby back to Germany. The link to the three-cap German international comes amidst reports that former Spurs midfielder Rafael van der Vaart could be set to leave Hamburger SV, with his former White Hart Lane boss Harry Redknapp interested in taking him to Queens Park Rangers and Turkish side Trabzonspor also keen on the Dutchman. The workhorse midfielder came on as a substitute against West Ham United in Spurs' opening day win at West Ham United, started the Europa League qualifying round match against AEL Limassol in Cyprus and was an unused substitute in the 4-0 home thrashing of Queens Park Rangers on Sunday. Holtby was thought to be one of the players who Mauricio Pochettino would favour but, given that he's yet to start in the Premier League, that doesn't look to be the case and he may want to look elsewhere in search of regular first team football. Last season, Holtby spent the second half of the season on loan at Fulham as they were relegated to the Championship after falling out of favour with both Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood and it now seems that the likes of Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Nacer Chadli are ahead of him in the pecking order at White Hart Lane. He is a likeable character who has formed a good relationship with the Spurs faithful and it would be disappointing for him if he left - especially as he arrived with so much promise, following his bargain £1.5 million move from Schalke 04 in January of 2013, having starred for the club in the Champions League. So what do Spurs fans think of this potential deal? Should Spurs be looking to keep Holtby? Should he be willing to fight for his place? Or does he deserve first team football? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. And please feel free to follow me on Twitter!
