Tottenham Hotspur are confident they will agree a new contract with Toby Alderweireld long before a potential £25million release clause can be triggered.

A report from the ‘Football Leaks’ website stating that there is a £25m release clause in Alderweireld’s contract prompted an almost instant denial from Spurs.

Telegraph Sport understands that the clause is only active in the summer of 2019 if Tottenham take up a one year option and extend his deal to 2020. Alderweireld’s contract also states that any transfer would have to be completed at least 14 days before the closure of that summer’s transfer window.

Spurs have refused to comment further on the matter and only reiterated the fact there is no active clause in Alderweireld’’s contract in its present form.

Even though the clause is of little immediate concern, Tottenham are aiming to add Alderweireld to the list of players to sign a new contract and the club will take out the one-year option that includes the £25m buy-out.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino insisted he did not know the exact terms of Alderweireld’s contract, but did not seem worried by the situation. “I don’t know the details of his contract,” said Pochettino.