DBasia.news – Barcelona are rumored involved in the effort to get the signature of Tottenham Hotspur center back, Toby Alderweireld. It means Manchester United are facing a serious challenge.
The Catalans are in the crisis of center back after the injury of Thomas Vermaelen during the match for Belgium national team. This made the LaLiga huge team have to move quickly to improve the situation.
Alderweireld’s name is listed in the radar of the club based at Camp Nou to be recruited during the winter transfer market. This step is taken after the plan to recruit Matthis de Ligt from Ajax Amsterdam is hard to accomplish amid the season.
Thus, Barcelona might bother Manchester United’s plan to recruit Alderweireld. In fact, the Premier League’s giant have been eyeing Alderweireld since the 2018 summer transfer market.
Alderweireld joined Tottenham from Atletico Madrid in July 2015 with £14,4M transfer fee. During his time supporting the London club, he was involved in 118 competitive matches with 6 goals and 3 assists contribution.
His impressive performance in the club level made the 29-year-old striker almost never absent supporting the Belgium national team. Since his debut in May 2009 when his country played draw 1-1 against Chile in the friendly match, Alderweireld has achieved 85 caps and 3 international goals.