A biography for Jan Vertonghenhasn’t been written yet.
“I always eat the same thing on game day, or I read a book to calm myself.”
“Becoming champion is definitely one of the goals I want to achieve.”
“I get along well with at least 10 guys at Tottenham, but if I were to leave tomorrow, I'd get a text and that's it. Just like at Ajax. It's mostly at school that you make friends.”
“Obviously the leagues are different. The Premier League is much more competitive than the Dutch league.”
“I like consistency in defenders.”
“I'm not a guy who wants to push himself into the spotlight or stand out from the crowd.”
“In Champions League home games, you expect to win.”
“The FA Cup is very important.”
“I have never fought in my life but I can be very angry, especially on the pitch.”
“I chose Spurs and I think it's turned out well. I felt I was joining a great team, with great plans and the personal chats I had with people at Spurs were great.”
“Sometimes you have to take a draw.”
“Sometimes you're a victim of your own success.”
“Central defence is my favourite position.”
“I think the way City spends, I would say it's a lot of money. But they spend it in a responsible way. They attract good players, young players and they cost a lot of money.”
“I'm not going to say the Dutch league is naive but they all play to win. In the Premier League, you have teams with a different idea.”
“I want to play in Europe and learn another language. Spain and Italy are options.”
“If I play, even at left-back, I do my best.”
“I can be quite fiery. I was worse when I was younger but even now, when there is a bad decision from... it doesn't matter who, I sometimes want to scream.”
“You need to be 100% focused all match long against Zlatan Ibrahimovic.”
“When you don't play, you realise how important it is and it's extremely important for me.”