Tottenham and Roma hold crunch talks over Toby Alderweireld future

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Tottenham and Roma have reportedly held talks in London on Friday about the potential transfer of Toby Alderweireld.

Toby Alderweireld

The Serie A side have been represented at the meeting by former Spurs sporting director Franco Baldini, according to Sky Sport Italia.

Baldini meets Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy in the hope of lowering his asking price of £25 million for the centre-back.

The Belgium international has a clause in his contract that means he can leave for that figure any time up to two weeks before the transfer window shuts on August 8.

Further complications for the Italian club are the high demands Alderweireld’s representatives presented during a meeting with Roma officials on Thursday.

The 30-year-old is in the final year of his contract in north London, but is expected to join his team-mates for their pre-season trip to Asia.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.