Tottenham deny claims of Toby Alderweireld's contract carrying a buyout clause.

The Sun says Spurs have claimed that no player has an active release clause in their current contract.

In today's prices £30m for a top class centre back appears to be the minimum going rate compared with the outlay some clubs have made buying defenders.

North London rivals Arsenal spent £35m on Shkodran Mustafi when they signed him from Spanish outfit Valencia in the summer.

Alderweireld is one of the top defenders in the Premier League and cost Spurs in the region of just £11.5m.