The Premier League side could be set for a major clear-out next summer with a number of stars ready to depart.
One of them is Jan Vertonghen, who is set to bid farewell to the club at the end of the season when his current contract expires.
The 32-year-old joined Spurs from Ajax in 2012, and has gone on to make 285 appearances for the Premier League outfit. Jan Vertonghen was left out of the Spurs starting lineup for the first three league games of the season, with Davinson Sanchez selected to start alongside Toby Alderweireld at the heart of the defence.
Although he has been part of an impressive period in which the club has developed and improved on and off the pitch, they haven’t been able to land major trophies to cement their place among the top sides in England and Europe.
With that cycle perhaps coming to an end and the pressure on Mauricio Pochettino and the Tottenham hierarchy to continue to build for a successful future, they could be seeing key players leave at the end of the season.
One of them is likely to be the former Ajax man, as Pochettino has doubts over his performances so far this season, which are not at the previous high level most have associated the Belgium international with since he joined the club seven years ago. Vertonghen’s current deal will expire next summer, and as reported by Calciomercato, it is noted that the Belgian stalwart could be set to move on and leave on a free transfer.
However, the report above would suggest that he would set to move on at the end of the season, while Tottenham could perhaps be tempted to listen to offers in January in order to avoid losing him on a Bosman deal.
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