Marseille are reported to be interested in signing Stambouli this summer, and Spurs are said to be open to the idea of selling or loaning out a player that made just four Premier League starts in his first season at White Hart Lane following a £4.7million move from Montpellier.

The midfielder, however, is determined to prove himself in England and has ruled out a return to France for the time being.

“I will see what I do. But, if there is something, it will be in England. My priority is to succeed at a Premier League club,” he told French outlet RMC.

“I am aware of what is being said, and I think, no, I won’t be coming back to France.

“I am thinking about getting a bit more game time in England. I chose England for lots of reasons, and so I will stay. It is there that I want to succeed.

“Maybe one day I will return to France. But today, my head is here. I have a month of holidays to recharge.”