JAN VERTONGHEN and Michel Vorm have signed Spurs contract extensions until the end of the season.
But both are still set to leave for free when this campaign ends.
Vertonghen and Vorm have signed contract extensions until the end of the season with Spurs
A statement on Spurs’ official website read: “We can confirm that defender Jan Vertonghen and goalkeeper Michel Vorm have agreed to extend their existing contracts with the Club until the end of the 2019/20 season.
“Both players’ contracts were due to expire at the end of this month and this extension means they will now be available to play for us for the remainder of the current Premier League season.
“We have also agreed to extend the loans of Danny Rose (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), Jack Clarke and Luke Amos (both QPR) Brandon Austin (Viborg) and Armando Shashoua (Atletico Baleares) until the end of their respective league seasons.”
Vertonghen, 33, was recently linked with Roma after reports claimed the Serie A side had offered the Belgian a two-year deal.
The defender has spent eight years in North London and Napoli and Inter are among the other Italian sides said to be vying for his signature.
Real Betis withdrew their interest because Vertonghen’s wage demands were deemed out of the LaLiga side’s budget.
With the coronavirus pandemic slashing transfer budgets across the continent, free transfers such as the Spurs veteran could become extra sought after.
Vertonghen hinted at just that when he said the global health crisis had made him “more coveted”.
He said: “The coronavirus lockdown has brought a lot of uncertainty to the transfer market and, strangely enough, it has had a positive effect on interest in players who are out of contract.
“A lot of clubs don’t have the money to do transfers so players like me, who are free, are more coveted than ever before.
“Since January a number of clubs have come forward with serious proposals for next season and I really want to continue at the top level for a few years more.
“I’d like to play European football next season and though the Spanish and Italian leagues are the most obvious markets for me, I will keep all my options open.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
