Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen are in their final year of contract at Tottenham Hotspur and the longer goes by without a renewal the more doubt will be placed on each player.
José Mourinho was appointed as Mauricio Pochettino’s successor last week and Het Belang van Limburg reported on November 21st the centre-back duo could sign new deals at north London club after the Portuguese tactician’s arrival.
DH in Belgium claims being led by the former Chelsea manager is likely to ‘change the position’ of the Antwerp-born player.
The former Southampton man had earlier demanded better wages to commit his future to Spurs, but it’s stated Daniel Levy refused to meet his demands of €110,000 per week.
Alderweireld’s deal was set to expire at the end of last season, but the English side exercised an option to keep the Belgium international until 2020. Given all that has happened, DH states the relationship between Levy and Alderweireld’s agent is ‘rather cool’.
The defender is aware he will get a central role under Mourinho, which is why Alderweireld is ‘ready to start’ new negotiations with Tottenham.
This sounds like it’s an eagerness from the player’s side, rather than Spurs using the Mourinho appointment to initiate new talks.
