Tottenham will demand £40m for Toby Alderweireld if Man Utd don’t trigger transfer release clause

TOTTENHAM will demand £40million for Toby Alderweireld if Manchester United fail to trigger his £25m release clause. The Belgian’s bargain transfer fee is available only until Friday. But the clause will expire if teams fail to match it this week. United are believed to be looking at Alderweireld in their hunt for a new centre-back. […]

TOTTENHAM will demand £40million for Toby Alderweireld if Manchester United fail to trigger his £25m release clause.

The Belgian’s bargain transfer fee is available only until Friday.

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But the clause will expire if teams fail to match it this week.

United are believed to be looking at Alderweireld in their hunt for a new centre-back.

Top target Harry Maguire will cost £80m to prise away from Leicester City.

And Alderweireld, 30, represents a much cheaper option for the Red Devils.

However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is unsure if he wants to make a move with several weeks remaining in the transfer window.

HARDWEIRED

And should United come sniffing in August, Spurs will apparently insist they pay £40m for the defender – £15m more than the figure in his release clause.

Alderweireld is out of contract at the end of the season.

And Tottenham’s hardball approach could see them end up empty-handed should he decided to quit North London next summer.

But Alderweireld insists he remains committed to Mauricio Pochettino’s cause for the meantime.

He said: “The release clause is running out and anything can happen.

“But my focus is on Spurs and in my head I will be playing for Spurs. I try to deliver the job I need to do – I’m happy and that’s it.

“Do I think I will still be a Spurs player come the start of the season? Yes, that’s my focus.

“In football everything can go quickly, but all I’m doing is focusing on Spurs and being fit for the start of the season.”