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Tottenham ‘accept £13m transfer offer for Toby Alderweireld’ as he closes in on move to Qatar
TOTTENHAM have accepted a deal for Belgium's Toby Alderweireld to join Al-Duhail in Qatar, reports say.
New boss Nuno Espirito Santo has sanctioned the sale as he looks to revamp his defence and bring in transfer funds to do so.
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According to , Spurs have given Alderweireld the green light to leave, with the defender now set to agree personal terms.
He will then fly to the Middle East to complete a medical and bring a close to his six years at Spurs following his arrival from Atletico Madrid in 2015.
Tottenham are already pushing to sign Atalanta centre-back Cristian Romero, who is subject to a £42m offer.
They have also seen an opening bid of around £13m turned down by Bologna for Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Antwerp were believed to have had an approach turned down earlier in the summer which could have seen ex-Ajax man Alderweireld return to Holland.
But Al-Duhail's bid is said to be closer to the £13m that Spurs value the defender at, due to the two years left remaining on his contract.
Alderweireld, who helped Belgium to the quarter-finals of the Euros before losing to eventual winners Italy, made 35 appearances last season.
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He was a favourite among former Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho and even signed a new deal when the ex-Chelsea boss arrived in 2020.
But with Mourinho now gone, and Nuno at the helm, the 32-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements.
SunSport in early July revealed Spurs were willing to let Alderweireld leave in an effort to get his £100,000-a-week wages off their books.
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