Why Roma are confident of bringing price down for Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Roma are aiming to secure the signing of Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld for less than £18 million.

Toby Alderweireld

The Giallorossi are keen on signing the Belgium international on a cut-price deal, with less than a year remaining on his contract.

Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Serie A side’s representative Franco Baldini, a former Spurs sporting director, will hold talks with the club and try and negotiate a transfer fee significantly lower than the centre-back's £25 million release clause.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.