The defender has been linked with a exit this summer
Tottenham’s defender Toby Alderweireld has been linked with a move away this summer after the club has struggled to come to terms with the defender’s high week demands. The club does not want pay such high wages and may sell him this summer as he has a release clause in his contract which will drop his value to £25 million in 12 months time.
Alderweireld has just made three appearances since returning from injury in February. Though Mauricio Pochettino claimed that his absence is not due to contract situations but it’s hard to believe because the defender was one of the first names in the starting XI before transfer talk was sparked.
The 29 year old is still one of the best centre back in the world and has been strongly linked with a move to rivals Manchester United who are looking to bolster their defense this summer. Jose Mourinho is a big admirer of him and is keeping tabs on his situation.
Though Spurs former defender Sol Campbell believes the Belgian International won’t join an arch rival as he did back in 2001, when he quit the club to join Arsenal. He believes the situation will be resolved in the summer.
Campbell told Express Sport: “I think my situation was different. I was much younger.
“If a team wants you bad enough they’ll make it happen and come to a compromise and either he’ll stay at Tottenham or he’ll move on.
“I don’t think Tottenham will allow him to drift on for 18 months, a deal will be struck either way.”
The former England international added: “I don’t know what he’s demanding wage wise. Is he happy there? I don’t know.
“Sometimes big deals need a bit of a conversation and people start at a certain level and then reality kicks in.
“He’s a top player, the fans love him. I think they’ve got to try their best to keep him.
“He likes Tottenham but then something could kick in and the whole situation shifts because the forces have shifted and opinions have shifted and that happens in these big deals. The slightest thing can shift and put it off course.”
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