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Jan Vertonghen will not leave Tottenham to join Barcelona as he signs new five-year deal
JAN VERTONGHEN has denied he wanted to leave Tottenham for Barcelona this summer and confirmed he has been offered a new five-year deal to stay at White Hart Lane.
Vertonghen, who moved to Spurs from Ajax in July 2012, has become a regular in Tottenham’s back four, playing left-back and centre-back over the past two seasons.
He said: “Rumours will always be there – I just go back to Tottenham.
“Interest from a great club like Barcelona pleases me of course – this is confirmation that you’re doing well.
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, they say, but for the moment there is certainly no fire.”