Quotes from Toby Alderweireld

We are never satisfied. We always try to improve.

How happy am I on a scale of one to 10? When you have a daughter, it's 10 out of 10. It doesn't matter what happens. The joy that I get from that, I try to give it to my football.

I'm enjoying the Premier League; I'm enjoying playing for Southampton - I love the club, and I love the supporters.

I enjoyed English football from day one when I was with Southampton.

It's difficult when you play the best teams in the world. You have to be strong as a team and defend and get clean sheets.

At Ajax, I got an education in how to be confident on the ball, my technique, and then, at Atletico, I learned how to defend. It was about the details, the ruthlessness; be clinical in front of your own goal, win every duel, be clever. I learned so much and, defensively, I grew there so much.

I am a defender, but I can play the ball. I have a good technique.

Keeping mental freshness is sometimes difficult... but it is easier when you win.

I just try to help Tottenham as best I can with my qualities.

You need to have dreams and goals in your life, but it's not easy.

A Champions League final is so rare to play.

Who am I, of course, to judge them, but the Premier League must urgently think about a rest period in a European Championship or World Cup year.

I'm grateful to play at Wembley - it is a very historical place - but it is not the same feeling as White Hart Lane.

I feel I am a total defender.

I signed for Tottenham for a reason, and I love to play here.

It's nice when you join another club that you know a couple of players.

Do I hope Batshuayi comes to Tottenham? Yes, of course. He has a lot of qualities.

If you have a good squad, and the hunger is there to win something, you can do it.

If you're injured, it's always mentally hard.

When a club like Milan is interested, there are not many players who would say 'no.'

I rarely see my family; my older brother, Peter, has twins - I was not there on the day of their birth or for any of their birthdays.

Since I was 15, I have not spent a Christmas or a New Year with my family.

I've played with Jan Vertonghen for Ajax and the national team.

It's always been a dream to play at a club like Spurs.