Jan Vertonghen found out that his family had been held at knifepoint while standing on the side of the pitch following Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League defeat to Red Bull Leipzig last Tuesday night.

A stunned looking Vertonghen was caught on camera being spoken to by Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho and a member of club staff within seconds of the final whistle.

The Belgian defender had been an unused substitute in the last-16 second-leg tie and the exchange resulted in some incorrect speculation that Vertonghen had been upset at not getting on to the pitch.