How Ajax could have lined up if they hadn’t sold their star players

Centre-backs - Toby Alderweireld (Spurs), Jan Vertonghen (Spurs) and Davinson Sanchez (Spurs)

Vertonghen and Alderwiereld have played together for Ajax, Spurs and Belgium

Tottenham has four key first team players formerly of Ajax and three of them are their first, second and third choice centre-backs.

Jan Verteonghen and Toby Alderweireld came through the club’s academy and played 220 games and 186 games respectively before joining Spurs and Atletico Madrid respectively.

The two Belgian defenders demonstrated their versatility at Ajax with the left-footed Vertonghen capable of playing at left-back and the right-footed Alderweireld capable of playing as a right-back.

Sanchez is Spurs' record signing

Davinson Sanchez is the most recent addition to the Spurs squad from Ajax and the Colombian defender is much younger than the abovementioned Belgians.

Sanchez joined Ajax from Atlético Nacional in 2016 for €5 million and in his debut season, he helped the club reach the final of the UEFA Europa League. He is an athletic defender but what makes him special is his composure and ability with the ball at his feet.

Many top European clubs were interested in Sanchez but it was Spurs that signed him for a club record £42 million.