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Jan Vertonghen

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Dutch papers are reporting he's signed for Spurs for 12 million euros ... He's a classy defender, and will do well in England (as those ahead of him in the Belgian pecking order already have).

I hope we can find some deals like this in Holland - there's some brilliant talent there that's not too expensive (for more on this, please message Dmishra).
 
Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen fears his proposed move to Tottenham has fallen through.

Spurs are believed to have agreed a £9.6m deal for the Belgian international, who has one year left on his contract at the Dutch club.

But the transfer was held up by a clause in Vertonghen's contract entitling him to 15 per cent of the fee.

And Vertonghen, aged 25, admits he doesn't expect Ajax to reach an agreement.

'This is a shame. I thought that it would be sorted out much sooner,' he told Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.

'As it looks now, I’ll be at Ajax on July 2. I’m hoping for a solution, but I’m not expecting a solution.

'I have one advantage: Ajax have got a good coach who knows me. I play in a good, stable squad. Let’s become champions with Ajax for the third time in a row.'

Vertonghen also hit out at leaks from within the Amsterdam club about details of the proposed transfer, particularly his right to a portion of the final fee.

'I’m shocked. The percentage is correct. It’s unbelievable. I know that at Ajax a lot of things are leaking. When you hear it about other football players, you don’t feel it. It’s different when it’s about yourself,' he added.

That's close to £1.5m, for leaving the club.
 
Be all over him like a chocoholic nymphomaniac on a thorntons cock.
 
Vertonghen's left footed and not dissimilar to Agger, so not sure if he'd be a great Skrtel replacement.
 
Here's an idea, and I'm sure KHL should be up for it. Let's sell Agger to City for 20 million, buy the younger, fitter version of him in Vertonghen for 10 million, and have a cool extra 10 million in the bank to spend elsewhere.

What d'ya think, Kristian?

I'll sign up for it in an instant.
 
Deal held up by Ajax's refusal to pay 15 percent of transfer fee to Vertonghen as per contract.
 
Here's an idea, and I'm sure KHL should be up for it. Let's sell Agger to City for 20 million, buy the younger, fitter version of him in Vertonghen for 10 million, and have a cool extra 10 million in the bank to spend elsewhere.

What d'ya think, Kristian?

I'll sign up for it in an instant.

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Jan Vertonghen has appointed a top lawyer to help clinch his move to Tottenham.

The 26-year-old Belgium international has been locked in a contract wrangle with Ajax.

Vertonghen claims he should pocket about £1.5million from the £9m fee Spurs have agreed with the Dutch club.

Once that part of the deal is ratified Vertonghen, 25, will sign a four year contract with a one-year option at White Hart Lane.

But Ajax claim they should only pay a cut to the player if the full buy-out fee of about £15m is met. And Spurs have no intention of doing that.

So Vertonghen has appointed Dutch sports lawyer Harro Knijff to take Ajax to court over his claim for 15 per cent of any transfer fee.

Knijff said: “Jan Vertonghen is completely right in his stance against Ajax. There is no way Ajax can interpret this differently.

“It is a clear case for me.’’

If the deal isn’t resolved Vertonghen has threatened to sit out the final year of his contract and join Spurs as a free agent next summer.

I know 1.5m is a huge amount but after coming through the youth ranks and having captained the club, such action lowers my respect for him as a person.
 
I know 1.5m is a huge amount but after coming through the youth ranks and having captained the club, such action lowers my respect for him as a person.
The fact that they quote his age as 26 on line 2 and 25 on line 4 suggests that this story comes from an unreliable source.
 
The fact that they quote his age as 26 on line 2 and 25 on line 4 suggests that this story comes from an unreliable source.

Ha, good spot. Anyway, the lawyer's involvement has been confirmed in the Dutch press.
 
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