Toby Alderweireld deserves a new deal or he should be allowed to leave Tottenham, says defender's agent

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Toby Alderweireld's advisor has told Tottenham either to reward the defender with an improved contract or allow him to leave the club.

Alderweireld was considered one of the best centre backs in the Premier League last season and has become a crucial part of Mauricio Pochettino's team, but while a host of Spurs players have been handed new contracts in the last 18 months, Alderweireld is yet to renew his own deal, which expires in July 2019.

The Daily Star reported earlier this summer that the Belgian currently earns around £75,000 per week and is seeking a pay rise to bring him closer to Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris, who earn more than twice that when potential performance-related bonuses are taken into account.

Toby Alderweireld's agent Stijn Francis believes he deserves a new contract - he is pictured playing in Belgium's win over Greece on Sunday night as they secured a place at Russia 2018

The 28-year-old is one of the few Tottenham players to have not been offered a new contract

Alderweireld's adviser Stijn Francis has urged Tottenham to make a decision on his client's future.

'Toby is always good,' Francis said. 'Even after his injury he recovered well. Tottenham's statistics fell sharply during his absence.

'If you only look at his figures, Toby is impressive and for his performances, he deserves either a correct contract from Tottenham or a transfer.

'For a transfer, you know that he can only leave Tottenham for seven or eight teams and almost all the other top clubs are interested in Toby.

'There are not a lot of central defenders of his kind so they are sought after. But those clubs also know that they have to negotiate with (Tottenham chairman) Daniel Levy.'

But has become an influential member of the team that finished second in the Premier League

Alderweireld has started in all of Tottenham's opening league games this season, of which Spurs have beaten Newcastle, suffered a painful defeat to rivals Chelsea, as well as an even more painful draw with Burnley at Wembley before the international break. 

The 28-year-old is currently on international duty with Belgium and featured in the whole 90 minutes of his countries 2-1 victory over Greece which saw Belgium qualify for the 2018 World Cup.  

Although Spurs reportedly have the option to extend Alderweireld's contract by one more year, doing so would then activate a clause making him available for just £25million.

Daniel Levy is reluctant to extend his contract which will trigger a £25million release clause