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Man Utd ponder shock move for Tottenham outcast Vertonghen

Manchester United are weighing up a shock move for unsettled Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen. The Mirror says Vertonghen's Tottenham future is in doubt - with Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal weighing up a January move for the player.

Belgium international centre-back Vertonghen is unsettled at the White Hart Lane club, having become frustrated at a lack of regular Premier League starts under their first-year manager Mauricio Pochettino.

Vertonghen flourished at Ajax under Ronald de Boer, who had been Pochettino's main rival to replace Tim Sherwood as Spurs boss.

De Boer is a close confidante of Van Gaal's, and a firm believer in Vertonghen's abilities.

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