Benoit Assou-Ekotto Released by Tottenham: Latest Details, Reaction, More

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the release of left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto after choosing to terminate the Cameroon international's contract at White Hart Lane.   

The club's official Twitter account announced on Monday that Assou-Ekotto had cut ties with the north London outfit, having not played for Spurs since 2013:

Simon Peach of the Press Association reveals just how long it's been since the 30-year-old last represented Tottenham, having spent the 2013-14 campaign on loan with Queens Park Rangers:

Mauricio Pochettino evidently feels the defender is surplus to requirements in his squad, with Danny Rose, Jan Vertonghen and Ben Davies capable of fulfilling the left-back duties.

Assou-Ekotto joined Spurs from Lens in 2006, making 205 appearances for the club, per Transfermarkt, over the course of an eight-and-a-half-year tenure.