The 23-year-old was due to join Spanish club Villarreal before a transfer collapsed two months ago.
Malaga could now succeed with their £5m bid for the Mexican ahead of La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid, according to The Mirror.
Dos Santos has failed to make an impact at White Hart Lane since joining from Barcelona in 2008 for around £5m.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Manchester CityMan City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 26 |
| 13 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 24 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Leicester CityLeicester | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 44 | -32 | 6 |
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