NO DEAL

Toby Alderweireld reveals he is no closer to signing new Tottenham contract amid Chelsea interest

Belgian was asked if there was any progress on his contract situation to which the defender bluntly replied: "No."

By Lee Astley

16th October 2017, 12:00 pm

Updated: 17th October 2017, 9:17 am

Toby Alderweireld has revealed he is no closer to penning a new deal with Spurs.

The Belgian defender, 28, has been pushing for an improved contract with Spurs and wants to be on the same waged as the top earners.

But so far no offer has been tabled with Alderweireld asked about his situation after the 1-0 win against Bournemouth on Saturday.

When asked if their was any progress on the contract situation he simply replied: “No.”

Alderweireld — who has been linked with a move to Chelsea — has been on the same contract since joining from Atletico Madrid in 2015.

And he is well behind Spurs’ top earners, including Harry Kane, Jan Vertonghen and Hugo Lloris.

Last month, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino revealed he has no concerns regarding Alderweireld’s contract situation.

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And Alderweireld’s agent has urged Tottenham to offer him a new, lucrative contract — or let him leave the club.

The centre-back’s agent Stijn Francis said: “When you look at Toby’s statistics, they are impressive.

“Either he deserves an appropriate contract, or else he should be given a transfer.

“There are not many central defenders around who can play like he can.

“But these clubs will have to negotiate with Tottenham’s chairman, Daniel Levy.”

Meanwhile, Tottenham are preparing for their massive Champions League clash with Real Madrid tomorrow night.

And Alderweireld insists the team are ready to take the game to the reigning champions at the Bernabeu

He said: “We have to go to get a good result there. We have started well in the Champions League.

“We have to be confident in our own game. We know they have a lot of quality but we are confident and we will see what happens.”