{"id":1098688,"date":"2019-07-22T14:49:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098688"},"modified":"2019-07-22T14:49:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T13:49:48","slug":"toby-alderweireld-focused-spurs-transfer","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/toby-alderweireld-focused-spurs-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Alderweireld is &#8220;focused&#8221; on Spurs amid summer transfer links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Toby Alderweireld says he&#8217;s &#8220;focused&#8221; on his Tottenham Hotspur career amid speculation linking him with a move away this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Belgian central defender has entered the final year of his Spurs contract which includes a \u00a325m release clause that expires on July 25.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move<\/p>\n<p>A near-ever present since joining from Atletico Madrid in July 2015, the Ajax academy graduate only missed four Premier League outings last season and played in Spurs&#8217; first Champions League final against Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>For much of the 2018\/19 campaign he was being associated with a departure, in fact last summer it was being reported that Jose Mourinho was keen to bring him to Manchester United, but he never came close to leaving the north London club.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the new season Alderweireld captained Spurs in their first pre-season friendly against Juventus, which Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s men dramatically won 3-2, and post-match, it was put to the Belgian if his future is with the Lilywhites.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Ajax Could&#039;ve Lined Up!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bRbUqITjj3k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always said, I&#8217;m focused on Spurs and trying to deliver the job that I need to do,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In football, everything can go quick but my focus is on Spurs and to be ready for the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The manager knows that I&#8217;m committed to the team and to the club. Today I was made captain which shows the manager&#8217;s trust in me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where does the future of Alderweireld lie? Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Alderweireld joined Spurs from Atletico Madrid in 2015 for a reported \u00a311.5m.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s gone on to make 159 appearances, registering six goals and three assists.<\/li>\n<li>Alderweireld&#8217;s present deal expires in June 2020, which has a \u00a325m release clause inserted that expires on July 25, 2019.<\/li>\n<li>AS Roma have been heavily linked with signing him this summer.<\/li>\n<li>Alderweireld says he&#8217;s &#8220;focused&#8221; on Spurs and is preparing to represent them next season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toby Alderweireld says he&#8217;s &#8220;focused&#8221; on his Tottenham Hotspur career amid speculation linking him with a move away this summer. 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