Jan Vertonghen

I love the environment at Spurs.

— Jan Vertonghen

It's difficult to gel players.

— Jan Vertonghen

In my family no-one did high level sports at all.

— Jan Vertonghen

If I play, even at left-back, I do my best.

— Jan Vertonghen

Januzaj is someone a bit like Origi, there's no pressure and he plays like he's on the street.

— Jan Vertonghen

I'm a big fan of the Premier League, but you can't say no when a club like Milan come knocking.

— Jan Vertonghen

I always eat the same thing on game day, or I read a book to calm myself.

— Jan Vertonghen

When you don't play, you realise how important it is and it's extremely important for me.

— Jan Vertonghen

I can play at left-back and I can help the team at times. But everyone knows I am not a left-back.

— Jan Vertonghen

I was never the best player in the teams I played for. I always needed time for development.

— Jan Vertonghen

It's easy to reach a certain level with chess, but it's very hard to reach the next level.

— Jan Vertonghen

Arsenal wanted me to be a controller in the midfield, an Emmanuel Petit-type.

— Jan Vertonghen

I chose Spurs and I think it's turned out well. I felt I was joining a great team, with great plans and…

— Jan Vertonghen

I have friends who are Gent fans, and I always drive past their stadium when I go to see my grandmother.

— Jan Vertonghen

I think the way City spends, I would say it's a lot of money. But they spend it in a responsible way.…

— Jan Vertonghen

It was my task to train hard and respect my team-mates all the time I wasn't playing or was on the bench,…

— Jan Vertonghen

I was always a shy little guy and people in Holland are famous for having big mouths! So you've got to have…

— Jan Vertonghen

The interest of a great club like Barcelona is certainly flattering. That is confirmation that I am doing a good job.

— Jan Vertonghen

The position as a striker is the hardest one in the Premier League. If you look at some top, top strikers, even…

— Jan Vertonghen

It took me five years to get my first trophy with Ajax but it feels like you have to win a trophy…

— Jan Vertonghen

I'm not a guy who wants to push himself into the spotlight or stand out from the crowd.

— Jan Vertonghen

We want to dominate, we want to entertain the crowd and play in a very positive way.

— Jan Vertonghen

Growing up in Belgium, I played football all of the time, in the garden, on the street.

— Jan Vertonghen

My favourite thing, what I want of course, is to play in the Champions League with Tottenham.

— Jan Vertonghen

It's one of my goals to play in the best leagues and against the best players.

— Jan Vertonghen

I think so many things look like a penalty in slow motion.

— Jan Vertonghen

I had doubts about going to Ajax because I don't like moving.

— Jan Vertonghen

The most important thing when I joined Ajax was to combine it with school.

— Jan Vertonghen

When I was six, I joined an amateur club called VK Tielrode in Belgium where I lived.

— Jan Vertonghen

I learned how to defend myself at the OSB, not physically but with words.

— Jan Vertonghen

Adama Traore and Diogo Jota are incredibly fast and difficult to stop.

— Jan Vertonghen

Ajax want to get as much as they can for me, while Spurs want to pay as little as possible.

— Jan Vertonghen

I have never fought in my life but I can be very angry, especially on the pitch.

— Jan Vertonghen

Obviously you have to trust the VAR to make the right decision.

— Jan Vertonghen

Football is always a very emotional game, and VAR is changing that a bit.

— Jan Vertonghen

I am convinced that if you win one trophy, then the rest will follow.

— Jan Vertonghen

The atmosphere in England is absolutely amazing and I'd be delighted to play in the Premier League.

— Jan Vertonghen

Even in the Belgium team, we get the respect. Teams are not happy when they have to face us.

— Jan Vertonghen

I want to play in Europe and learn another language. Spain and Italy are options.

— Jan Vertonghen

In Champions League home games, you expect to win.

— Jan Vertonghen