5 players who deserved to be nominated for the PFA player of the year

3) Toby Alderweireld

Completing the Tottenham trio on this list is Toby Alderweireld. The defender arrived at the club in the summer of 2015 from Atletico Madrid to the surprise of many. He was highly rated and had a good season with Southampton last year but Atletico decided to offload the player.

But the 27-year-old has been an absolute revelation for the Lilywhites. He’s formed an admirable partnership with Jan Vertonghen and the two have madeup the tightest defence in the league.

Alderweireld has made Hugo Lloris’ job very simple with the keeper having very less to do against less challenging opposition. Even after Vertonghen got injured the defence of Tottenham continued to stay strong because of the Belgian's presence

The player has also scored goals at crucial times for Spurs. He’s had a hand in two goals and has also scored 4 times this season. Usually, defenders are not first choice when it comes to drafting a PFA shortlist but in this case maybe they could have made an exception