Manchester United are confident of signing Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld, after the Belgian scrapped end-of-season contract talks.
According to the Evening Standard, Spurs have conceded that they have lost their defender and will instead use the money generated from his eventual sale to sign Ajax youngster Matthijs de Ligt.
It is reported that Manchester United are willing to spend in excess of £40m to fight off competition for 29-year-old Alderweireld, which would give Spurs a comfortable sum to spend on de Ligt.
Despite only being 18, de Ligt has five caps for the Netherlands and played alongside Davinson Sanchez for Ajax in the 2016/17 season, including the Europa League final against Manchester United.