Toby Alderweireld has said he is open to the idea of staying at Tottenham Hotspur as the defender heads to the World Cup with his future still unclear.

Alderweireld has been targeted by Manchester United after failing to agree a new deal in north London.

Tottenham had hoped to sell the Belgian before the World Cup but negotiations have been slow to progress. Alderweireld will now fly to Russia with his long-term future hanging in the balance.

It remains unlikely that the 29-year-old will still be a Tottenham player next season, but he has not committed himself to leaving the club he joined in 2015.

Asked if he could stay at Tottenham, Alderweireld said: “Yeah, why not? I have two years left on my contract. I don’t know what is going to happen.”