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Tottenham is more and more resigned to losing Toby Alderweireld after accepting the option of extending his one-year contract until 2020, thus activating a release clause making him available for 25 million pounds. sterling, sources told ESPN FC.
While the release clause now puts a firm price on Alderweireld's head, the Spurs were about to lose the Belgian central defender for free this summer, so they acted to protect his value.
But Alderweireld is reluctant to negotiate a new deal and with the player celebrating his 30th birthday in March, the club estimates that £ 25m would be a good reward for a player who has only cost them 11 , 5 million pounds in July 2015. Indeed, sources said that Tottenham could have accepted an offer in the region last summer – Manchester United and Barcelona being linked to a move – but no approach is forthcoming. has been taken.
The Spurs have also recently chosen the option to extend Jan Vertonghen's one-year contract until 2020.
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