Apologies if already posted...
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/nov/20/tottenham-paul-mitchell-southampton-mauricio-pochettino
" Mitchell’s contract, in line with many football executives, contains a six-month notice period so if Southampton were not happy with Tottenham’s offer of compensation they could hold on to him for the remainder of the season or place him on gardening leave. It is unlikely to come to that."