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Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino admits that he had an hour long chat with Toby Alderweireld this week and has also explained chairman Daniel Levy's stance on contracts.

Alderweireld is one of the few Spurs players yet to receive a new contract in the last 12 months along with the injured Erik Lamela, and there has been plenty of speculation surrounding his future in recent weeks.

However Pochettino admitted that he and the 28-year-old Belgian had a long chat at Tottenham's Hotspur Way training ground on Friday and said that new club record signing Davinson Sanchez from Ajax was not coming in as a replacement for Alderweireld.

"There's nothing to relate [the two players]. Today, I was talking for one hour with Toby. He is so happy here. The club now is so busy trying to add more quality to the team," explained the Spurs boss.

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"It's true that Davinson is more competition for our centre-backs but it can only be good."

The Argentine added that he believes that Levy will continue to improve players' contracts after the transfer window closes and hinted that Alderweireld could be one of those in the queue.

He explained: "No doubt, when the window finishes, Daniel will try to work and make happy every single player of the club."