Race hots up for Tonny Vilhena

Several top European clubs are showing interest in Feyenoord midfielder Tonny Vilhena, according to Voetbal International.

The 21-year-old appears to have set his sights on leaving De Kuip in the summer and he should have no shortage of offers.

Feyenoord coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst attempted to persuade Vilhena to extend his stay, but the youngster is far from happy with the club’s latest contract offer and is almost certain to leave at the end of the season.

FC Porto, Sevilla, Valencia and Hamburg are all keen on the footballer who has shown a great deal of potential since coming through the youth ranks at De Kuip.

Despite his fragile age, the youngster already has 111 Eredivisie appearances to his name, and has so far scored 15 goals.

Vilhena was in the Netherlands squad for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers vs Estonia and Romania, but he has yet to win his first Oranje cap.