In latest transfer news,Toby
Alderweireld has become the toast of White Hart Lane after jumping
ship successfully from his former club Atletico Madrid to London club Tottenham
Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur completed the transfer for an undisclosed fee and
have given the Belgian player a five year contract to rest on. The 26-year old
completed a one-year loan spell with Southampton last season as the Saints
finished seventh in the league, causing a few major upsets and playing some
scintillating football.
The Belgian
midfielder had earlier generated a lot of interest amongst top English clubs
Manchester United and Arsenal before deciding to sign with the Spurs.
The Belgian started his professional career with the
legendary Dutch club Ajax FC, where he
spent nine seasons.
He helped Ajax clinch 3 Eredivisie titles during his stay.
He bid goodbye to the Dutch giants in the year 2013 to sign with Atletico
Madrid. He only stayed for one season with the Spanish club but spent the most
eventful year of his career as Atletico won the Spanish La Liga and reached the
finals of the UEFA Champions League in the same year, but losing out to
hometown rivals Real Madrid in the final of the latter. He then moved to
Southampton for the 2014-15 season, making 25 appearances and catching the
attention of top clubs around Europe. The defender is happy to be a part of the
Spurs team, saying it’s a dream come true for him. At Tottenham, Alderweireld
will be united with his former teammates Jan Vertonghen, Mousa Dembele, Nacer
Chadli and Christian Eriksen.
Southampton, though, are not taking the summer transfer in their
stride. The Saints have threatened legal action against Atletico as they
believed they had the choice to buy the central defender back for an additional
fee of £6.8
million, a clause in the earlier contract that would have cost Atletico £1.5
million to cancel. Spurs don’t seem to be worried though, and neither is
Alderweireld, who is looking to do his best to put Tottenham in serious title
contention in the upcoming season. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ to
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