I have no problem with paying Alderweireld 150k/week, he’s one of the best CBs in the Premier League. The idea of potentially replacing him and Vertonghen in the same offseason with no fee was horrifying to me. But this shows where our club is going, we have so much more spending power and that is allowing us to pay big for quality players.
Toby has not had a perfect season obviously, but I don’t believe he has done a ton wrong since Jose has come in. He obviously didn’t play well in the 7-2, but very few CBs can deal with a player with the speed and quality of Gnabry in a 1 on 1. The list of CBs I would think that have a real shot to win that are probably Van Dijk and Koulibaly. That’s it, that’s the list.