Report: Fiorentina monitoring situation of experienced Spurs defender

Fiorentina are said to be keeping an eye on the situation of Jan Vertonghen with his contract coming close to an end, according to Firenze Viola.

The 33-year-old’s contract at Tottenham runs out at the end of this month and Jose Mourinho has reportedly scrapped talks over the prospect of a new deal (The Express).

Fiorentina are said to be just one of a number of Italian sides interested in Vertonghen with Inter Milan, AS Roma and Napoli having all been linked with the Spurs veteran. (The Sun)

Rumoured interest in Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenković and Germán Pezzella has caused their director of sport, Daniele Pradè to search for apotential replacement should either leave. (beIN Sports)

Vertonghen joined the Lilywhites in 2012, from Ajax, and has formed a solid partnership with fellow Belgian Toby Alderweireld but has found regular first-team football hard to come by this season.

‘Super Jan’ as nicknamed by the fans, has netted on 12 occasions for Spurs over his eight-year spell ain North London. (Soccerbase)

With Jose Mourinho reportedly looking for a new centre-back in the summer, could this be the end to Vertonghen’s time in N17?

Spurs Web Opinion

What a servant Vertonghen has been for Spurs! Perhaps, he is not quite the player he was a couple of years ago, but by no means has his Spurs legacy been dented. Go back to that 2016/17 season, the last at The Lane, our two Belgian centre-backs were a brick wall.

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