Tottenham Hotspur are set to extend the deal of Toby Alderweireld with a new contract that will also remove his current release-clause, The Sun reports.
What’s the word?
Toby Alderweireld has been a big-hit at White Hart Lane since moving to the club from Atletico Madrid, following a successful loan spell with Southampton, but his long-term future has remained up in the air due to a release clause.
Available for £25m in 2019, if Spurs activated a one-year extension in his current deal, Spurs have been frantically working to secure the Belgian down to a new deal and removing the possibility of a cut-price exit- and now The Sun states a deal is close.
Crucially, that clause will be removed and Alderweireld will earn £75k-a-week in a new five-year deal which, given the contracts of other big names in the Premier League, represents a bargain for the Lilywhites.
Could he leave?
There is always the possibility of Toby Alderweireld leaving though, as modern day contracts don’t mean too much, and Spurs will face a battle to keep their stars this summer if they fail to secure a top-four finish- especially with the World Cup awaiting in 2018.
Currently sat second, four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, Spurs will be wary that their advantage could be reduced to just two points if Manchester United win their game in hand- whilst Manchester City would leapfrog them into second-place if they won the clash.
Arsenal, meanwhile, can draw level with Spurs if they win their game in hand and it means there’s a lot of work left for Spurs to do- with Mauricio Pochettino’s side still having to play Everton, Arsenal and Manchester United.
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