Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld said he was not interested in leaving the club this summer amid reports he was set to join Manchester United.
Source: ESPN
Unusual comment - He doesn't say he wants to leave, nor does he say he wants to stay."Everyone was saying everywhere that I absolutely wanted to leave Tottenham," Alderweireld said at a news conference ahead of Belgium's UEFA Nations League game against Iceland on Tuesday.
"That's not true. This summer, I quickly understood Tottenham wanted to keep me. So, I had to battle to get my place back in the team. To be in the first team again is a victory for me."
Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld said he was not interested in leaving the club this summer amid reports he was set to join Manchester United.
Source: ESPN
Cynically you could say he didn’t want to leave because he personally stands to profit from the release clause.
I'm not so sure. I would have thought he'd stand a chance of getting more money before he hit 30.