TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has been recommended two replacements for Christian Eriksen with the Dane reportedly of interest to Real Madrid and Manchester United.
totthenham have confirmed two transfers this week having finally returned to business for the first time since acquiring Lucas Moura from Paris Saint-Germain in January 2018.
Pochettino completed a club-record £55million - plus add-ons - fee to sign Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon while Jack Clarke has joined from Leeds United for an initial £10m, though the teenage winger has immediately returned to the Whites on a season-long loan.
The Argentine coach is keen to revamp his squad in north London this summer as Spurs chart a fresh tilt at the Premier League title, having finished fourth last term, 26 points off runners-up Liverpool and 27 behind champions Manchester City.
But the Spurs boss also looks set to bid farewell to several stars of his current side, with attacking midfielder Eriksen and centre-back Toby Alderweireld both entering the final 12 months of their contracts.
Eriksen is the more valuable of the duo with Alderweireld available for a cut-price £25m until the final two weeks of the window due to a clause in his contract, the Dane likely to command upwards of £60m after Eden Hazard joined Madrid for a deal worth up to £130m despite having just 12 months left on his deal at Chelsea at the time.
Play-maker Eriksen is reportedly of interest to both Real Madrid and Manchester United having publicly admitted his desire to leave Spurs and “try something new” having played for the club since 2013, when he joined from Ajax.
Spurs have sought to keep him, offering him a contract that doubles his wages to a reported £150,000-a-week, but having refused to extend his terms, club chairman Daniel Levy is said to be open to a sale to avoid losing the 27-year-old for nothing next year.
It is believed Levy would rather sell Eriksen to Real Madrid than direct rivals Man United but any move could depend on Paul Pogba, with Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane thought to prefer a move for the Frenchman though he would be more than double the cost at around £150m.
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