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Jan Vertonghen feeling homesick, may return to Belgium - mother

Jan Vertonghen is homesick and could return to Belgium or Amsterdam soon, according to the Tottenham Hotspur defender's mother.

Vertonghen, 29, who joined Tottenham from Ajax in 2012, agreed a new deal with the club until 2020 earlier this month.

However, his mother Ria Mattheeuws told Studio Brussel: "Jan is starting to miss home. I see him coming back soon -- we will see. Home could also mean Amsterdam. His girlfriend is from there."

After signing his new contract, the Belgium international, who started his career at Ajax, admitted it would be "very hard" to spend the rest of his career at Tottenham, while he has revealed he has very few close friends at the club.