Toby Alderweireld – Welcome to Tottenham 2014/2015

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Alderweireld began his professional career at Dutch club Ajax, where he won honours including three consecutive Eredivisie titles. In 2013 he moved to Atlético, where he won La Liga and reached the UEFA Champions League final in his first season.

A full international since 2009, he has earned over 40 caps for Belgium and represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

On 2 September 2013, Alderweireld joined Atlético Madrid on a four-year contract for an estimated €7 million (£6.16 m) transfer fee.[16][17] He played 12 matches as the club won La Liga; on 11 May, he headed his only goal of the season, an equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Málaga CF in the penultimate round of fixtures, ensuring that Atlético remained in the title race.[18] Alderweireld played the final seven minutes and extra time of the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final for Atlético in place of Filipe Luís; the team were beating rivals Real Madrid 1–0 when he entered the field of play but eventually lost 1–4.[19]

Southampton (loan)[edit]
He was loaned to Southampton, on 1 September 2014 with the option for Southampton to buy at the end of the season.[20][21] He made his Southampton debut on 13 September, helping to keep a clean sheet in a 4–0 defeat of Newcastle United.[22] On 26 December, he scored his first goal for the club, Southampton’s third in a 3–1 away win at Crystal Palace by heading James Ward-Prowse’s corner kick.[23]

Southampton had a £6.8 million option to buy Alderweireld, but in July 2015 Atletico cancelled the clause for £1.5 million in order to sell to the highest bidder.[24] Subsequent reports claimed that Atletico failed to exercise their buy-out in time.[25]