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Dan Burke·5 June 2019

Christian Eriksen suggests he wants to leave Tottenham

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Christian Eriksen has dropped the biggest hint yet that he is ready to leave Tottenham this summer.

Eriksen has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid and speaking to Danish outlet Ekstra Bladet on Wednesday, the playmaker suggested his time in north London may have come to an end.


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“I have the wildest and deepest respect for everything that has happened in Tottenham,” he said.

“But I have also said that I would like to try something new.

“I hope there will be a clarification during the summer. That’s the plan.

“In football you do not know when a clarification comes. It can happen anytime. Everyone wants it best if it happens as soon as possible, but in football things take time.”

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Eriksen joined Spurs from Ajax in 2013 and has since scored or assisted 152 goals in 277 appearances.

With Isco likely to depart, Madrid are expected to be in the market for a new attacking midfielder in the close season, and Eriksen says he’s hoping to make a step up from Spurs if he does leave.

“There are not many points that Tottenham cannot meet. If I have to go, then hopefully it will be a step up,” he said.

“It’s a step up. But it requires Real Madrid to call Tottenham and say they want me. And they have not done so yet, as far as I know.”

The 27-year-old’s current contract expires in June 2020 but he has not ruled out the possibility he could still sign a new deal and stay at Spurs.

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“It is hard. It depends on the possibilities. If nothing pops up that is more exciting, why not stay in Tottenham?” he said.

“If I then sign a new contract, it depends on the conditions.

“It depends on [chairman] Daniel Levy, and another club has to come in for me.

“Or I have to sit down at the table and negotiate a new contract. You can’t set a date yourself.”