Ajax's Toby Alderweireld hints at Premier League move

Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld has revealed that he is open to the idea of moving to England.

The 23-year-old says that he would relish playing in the Premier League as that would mean a "step forward" in his career.

"If the time is right, it will come, but now Ajax is the most important thing," he told AT5. "Therefore, I expect that I can be watched in the [Amsterdam] ArenA after the winter break.

"Ajax is a very nice club. It won't be hard to play here all my life - but if I had to choose it have to be a nice club like Ajax again and there aren't many of them.

"But a club such as Arsenal or Tottenham - they are fantastic clubs and would be a step forward."

Alderweireld's current contract with Ajax runs out in June 2014.