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Belgium hope to have Vertonghen in defence at Wembley

“The medical staff must first give us the OK, but it is looking good,” said coach Roberto Martinez ahead of the Nations League game at Wembley on Sunday.

Vertonghen was hurt playing for his new Portuguese club Benfica last month and sat out their league game against Farense last Sunday, but then surprisingly travelled to join up with the Belgium squad.

He was not included in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Ivory Coast in Brussels but is in line to play against England in the Nations League clash on Sunday and also away the game away against Iceland next Wednesday.

If he plays on Sunday, it is quick return to London for the 33-year-old defender who did not have his contract at Tottenham Hotspur renewed last season, joining Benfica instead on a three-year deal. He would also renew his defensive partnership with ex-Spurs team mate Toby Alderweireld.

Vertonghen, whose 120 appearances makes him Belgium’s most capped player, has had a painful transition to Portugal, first scoring an own goal that effectively knocked his club out of the Champions League and then suffering the facial injury.

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