Mills, the former England defender, was speaking the day before Alderweireld’s £25million release clause expires, with any transfer becoming much more unlikely after 5pm on Thursday.
The 30-year-old remains one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League and any club that signed him for just £25million would be completing one of the deals of the summer.
However, there has not been any real interest in Alderweireld this summer, with Man United preferring to target Harry Maguire, the 26-year-old Leicester and England defender, and Arsenal nearing a deal for Saint-Etienne’s William Saliba.
Roma have been attempting to sign Alderweireld, admittedly, though the player said earlier this week he expects to still be a Tottenham player when the new Premier League season starts on August 9.
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