Tottenham target stars in 3-1 win over Leverkusen

Mainz' midfielder Yunus Malli (L) and Leverkusen's midfielder Lars Bender vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between 1 FSV Mainz 05 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Mainz, Germany, on April 11, 2015. AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND RESTRICTIONS - DFL RULES TO LIMIT THE ONLINE USAGE DURING MATCH TIME TO 15 PICTURES PER MATCH. IMAGE SEQUENCES TO SIMULATE VIDEO IS NOT ALLOWED AT ANY TIME. FOR FURTHER QUERIES PLEASE CONTACT DFL DIRECTLY AT + 49 69 650050. (Photo credit should read DANIEL ROLAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Yunus Malli played a staring role in Maniz 3-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

Mainz leapfrogged Bayer Leverkusen to move up to fifth in the league following a brace from Malli and a goal from Jhon Cordoba.

Tottenham have been monitoring the Turkish international midfielder recently according to Tutto Mercatto. The Italian sports outlet state that Spurs are interested in signing the 24-year-old over the summer.

Malli received a rating of 8.83 from Whoscored for his performance against Leverkusen. The attacking midfielder was the man of the match after contributing with two goals and two key passes.

The Turkish international played for the Germany U21 side as a youth but has decided to switch allegiances and represent the country of his parents.

Malli is expected to be called up to the Turkish national team for the European Championships in France over the summer.

The 24-year-old has eight goals and has provided two assist in 22 appearances for Maniz this season.

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