Hamburg were thought to have been considering a bid for the 29-year-old before ending their interest earlier this week.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could now try to tempt the Dutch international to Old Trafford, according to caughtoffside.com.
Van der Vaart joined Spurs from Real Madrid in 2010 for £8m.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 40 |
| 3 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Manchester CityMan City | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Bournemouth | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Fulham | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Brentford | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 23 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | Everton | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 45 | -14 | 16 |
| 18 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 16 |
| 19 | Leicester CityLeicester | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 44 | -32 | 6 |
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