Toby Alderweireld has said his performances this season show he is happy to stay at Tottenham despite the uncertainty over his future.

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Spurs recently triggered a year’s option on the Belgium defender’s deal to keep him contracted until 2020 but in doing so also activated a £25m release clause in the summer transfer window. Having rejected a new long-term deal last year it looks highly likely Alderweireld will leave at the end of the season.

Even though his future is in doubt, Alderweireld has proved his commitment. Only Harry Kane has featured more for Tottenham and the 29-year-old put in another outstanding display as Spurs beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday.

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He is committed to giving his all for Spurs but would not be drawn on whether a longer stay is on the cards. “I’m very happy to stay another year,” he said. “It was [a clause] in my contract and I’m happy Spurs gave me the confidence to stay another year. I’m only focused on things on the pitch. People can see every time I play that I give 100% for this club – this is what I keep doing every time I play.”

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Harry Kane’s VAR-assisted penalty was the difference between the sides at Wembley, though Chelsea will feel they deserved to get something from the game.

N’Golo Kanté and Callum Hudson-Odoi hit the woodwork and the former is confident Chelsea can turn the tie around in the second leg at Stamford Bridge.

“The penalty put us in difficulty, we tried to react but we couldn’t score,” Kanté told the club’s website. “We did a good game, we had a lot of the ball. The statistics show we could have had a better result but it is what it is. We have more chance in front of our fans. We will need them.”