Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur remain a long way apart in their respective valuations of the centre-back.
According to a report from the Express, Manchester United and Tottenham remain £20 million apart on their respective valuations of star centre-back Toby Alderweireld, making it more likely that the Belgian will remain in north London this summer.
The Belgium international has a £25 million buy-out clause inserted into his current contract with Spurs that will become activated in the summer of 2019, according to the Guardian, so his future in north London is uncertain to say the least.
According to the Express, Manchester United are prepared to pay £50 million to bring the 29-year-old to Old Trafford this summer, but in typical Daniel Levy style, the Tottenham chairman is refusing to budge on his £70 million valuation of the player.
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That is a fee that United are not prepared to pay, so the two clubs seem to have reached somewhat of an impasse.
United can hardly be blamed, though.
£70 million for a player who will be 30 in March seems to be quite frankly ludicrous, especially when it is considered that he will be available for just over a third of that price in 12 months time.
This transfer saga has all the makings of one that will rumble on until transfer deadline day, but with Levy’s history of hard-nosed negotiations, United should not expect any favours from Tottenham, that’s for sure.
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