The Daily Mirror report that Spurs are trying to persuade the Belgium international to put pen to paper on fresh terms, with Alderweireld set to be a free agent next June. The former Atletico Madrid centre-back was available for £25m until Friday, but no club met the release clause to trigger his departure. There is still a chance that Alderweireld will depart north London in the January transfer window, but Spurs now have much more control over his immediate future. And Mauricio Pochettino hopes to convince the defender to extend his stay at last season’s Champions League finalists. Alderweireld has made 165 appearances for Tottenham since joining in 2015 following a single-season loan at Southampton. READ MORE Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list Sead Kolasinac and 6 other footballers who acted as real-life superheroes 27 essential Fantasy Premier League tips from old winners and experts Tottenham trigger Alderweireld contract extension Alderweireld ignoring talk of Spurs departure Alderweireld agent demands ‘correct contract or transfer’ for Tottenham defender Tottenham set to name new price for Toby Alderweireld once £25m release clause expires Gary Holt delighted with Livingston’s Betfred Cup form First 45 minutes at Airdrie were not nice for Rice Levein understands fan frustration after Hearts are booed off at East Fife Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson talks up Liam Donnelly Livingston hammer Berwick Rangers Fantasy football team names: 49 excellent (and awful) ideas for yours this season Arsenal ready €40m bid for Brazilian who sees Gunners as first choice – report Ranked! The 101 greatest football players of the last 25 years: full list 8 Premier League flops who looked great in pre-season Fantasy Premier League bargains: cheap defenders, midfielders and forwards for tight budgets