Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld has been in wonderful form so far this season.
Garth Crooks has told BBC Sport that Tottenham Hotspur are in real danger of losing Toby Alderweireld.
The Belgian defender has been one of the stars of the campaign for Spurs, and is arguably the most reliable figure in their backline.
Indeed, Crooks thinks that replacing Alderweireld would be a huge task for Spurs.
And the pundit claims that if Mauricio Pochettino does leave Spurs to join Barcelona, that it is a certainty that Alderweireld would be off.
“To my amazement he had not signed it [a contract] at the time and, with Barcelona always on the look-out for top-class defenders, suddenly visions of him defecting to the Spanish giants became plausible,” he said.
“However, it gets worse. At odds of 18-1, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino sounds like a great bet to join Lionel Messi and the Catalans and, if that were to happen, Alderweireld would almost certainly follow the Argentine out of the Lane to the Nou Camp.
“I have been fascinated by the performances of Toby Alderweireld. He has performed brilliantly all season but remains slightly anonymous among the stars at White Hart Lane.”
Luis Enrique’s departure from Barcelona is imminent, meaning the La Liga giants will be on the hunt for a new manager.
However, Pochettino has already insisted that he will be in charge of Spurs next season.
There have been rumours in the Daily Mail suggesting that Alderweireld would like a pay-rise at Tottenham, but it would be a major shock if he was to depart this summer.
Tottenham finished in second place in the Premier League table this term, and Pochettino has confirmed that he is under no pressure to sell any player in the coming months.
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