POCHETTINO: ALDERWEIRELD OUT UNTIL FEBRUARY
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:14 am
Toby Alderweireld will not be ready to make his Tottenham comeback until February, while manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed there has been no progress on the defender's contract talks.
Alderweireld injured a hamstring on November 1 in the Champions League defeat of Real Madrid at Wembley and has not played since.
The Belgian has been linked with a move to clubs including Chelsea, with his deal set to expire at the end of next season, but Pochettino shrugged off the 28-year-old being 18 months away from becoming a free agent.
"Of course we cannot change the reality of his injury, he cannot play until February," said Pochettino, whose side face Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday.
Alderweireld injured a hamstring on November 1 in the Champions League defeat of Real Madrid at Wembley and has not played since.
The Belgian has been linked with a move to clubs including Chelsea, with his deal set to expire at the end of next season, but Pochettino shrugged off the 28-year-old being 18 months away from becoming a free agent.
"Of course we cannot change the reality of his injury, he cannot play until February," said Pochettino, whose side face Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday.