A short time ago Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that they had enacted the 12 month extension clause we had on centre-half Jan Vertonghen’s existing deal.
The 31-year-old Belgian international is slowly closing in on his 300th club appearance following his arrival back in the summer of 2012 for a reported £12million from Dutch giants Ajax and he’s been pretty much worth every penny in reality.
Although he’s out injured at the moment with a thigh strain, and he’s said to be interested in discussing a new longer-term deal in the near future, the option adds 12 months to his time with us and his existing deal will expire in the summer of 2020.
The Club can confirm that we have activated the option to extend @JanVertonghen’s contract until 2020.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 18, 2018
With it meaning that Vertonghen is now another player tied down for the foreseeable future on a contract in our favour, plenty of fans were delighted with the news on social media and of course, others were hopeful that we’d get a few more contractual issues sorted in the very near future as well.
Toby and Eriksen next please x
— James (@ffstottenham) December 18, 2018
OHHHHH YESSSSSSSSS ????????????????????
— Noz Ahmed (@NozAhmed) December 18, 2018
Announce Poch for 450 years
— Dhruv (@dhruvdddddd) December 18, 2018
YEEEEESSSSSSSSSS VAMOSSSSS JAAAANNNN
— LP ✈️ (@thfclp) December 18, 2018
Good, Eriksen next please???
— Livi Fitton (@livifitton) December 18, 2018
Good now get the other Belgium CB to ✍️
— Sammy Conway (@sammyhconway) December 18, 2018
Good now ffs sort out Toby
— Monty (@RealBristolSpur) December 18, 2018
Yeah. Hopefully Toby can see Utd is a basket case and sticks with us now..?
— joe (@Joe_1882) December 18, 2018