Tottenham Hotspur emphatically booked their fourth-round spot.
Tottenham Hotspur emphatically booked their spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Spurs thrashed Tranmere Rovers 7-0 on Friday night to seal their progression in ruthless style.
Fernando Llorente grabbed himself a hat-trick as Mauricio Pochettino named an under-strength XI against the lowly outfit.
Quite a few of Tottenham’s heavy hitters were benched in favour of slightly more fringe players, with Toby Alderweireld among them.
Despite being an unused substitution, the big Belgian defender, set to be the subject of even more speculation over his future, paid tribute to those who did play on Twitter – and fans of the North London club have reiterared a desire to see him stay.
But are their appeals’ hopeless?
According to Le10 Sport, Alderweireld’s agent is holding talks with Paris Saint-Germain representative Pini Zahavi today.
The 29-year-old only has 18 months left on his contract and it could be a long, long month if you’re a Tottenham fan. The speculation will only continue, but if there is any truth to those reports from France then it doesn’t look good.
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