Tottenham facing Christian Eriksen fight as PSG join race for £100m midfielder - EXCLUSIVE

Posted Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk

Tottenham facing Christian Eriksen fight as PSG join race for £100m midfielder - EXCLUSIVE
Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen has been a top performer at the club

And PSG are understood to be willing to make cuts to their squad to finance a move for Eriksen due to UEFA concerns about Financial Fair Play.

Spurs have been trying hard to secure the Dane to a new deal, with his current one expiring in two years.

But unlike other aces at the club, including striker Harry Kane, Eriksen has so far resisted their advances as they try to tie all their top players to long contracts.

Real Madrid are also long-term admirers of the playmaker and could move for Eriksen, 26, if they sell former White Hart Lane favourite Luka Modric to Inter Milan.

With Tottenham making no signings this summer - becoming the first Premier League club to do that since 2003 - the loss of Eriksen would be a body blow to their boss Mauricio Pochettino.

PSG still have the rest of this month to make their move but Tottenham are likely to face fan fury if they sell Eriksen, who joined from Ajax in 2012 for just £12.5m.

Spurs midfielder Eric Dier insists those who have criticised Tottenham's failure to strengthen their squad will be made to eat their words.

He said: "It's a great challenge for us to shut everyone up.

Tottenham facing Christian Eriksen fight as PSG join race for £100m midfielder - EXCLUSIVE
Tottenham midfielder Eriksen was the main man for Denmark at the World Cup

"We're going to enjoy that challenge. We've got a fantastic squad here, with fantastic players in every position.

"To strengthen it is not easy. All the other teams around us might have signed players but not many of those are better than the players they've already got.

"If you're trying to create a better atmosphere or give the team a boost, then that's cool but we'll find the same boost in a different way.

"So we're really happy, we've got a fantastic group. We really enjoy training together, playing together and being with each other. We'll just continue to build on that.

"For the past three years we've been challenging the best teams in the country and last year we were challenging the best in the Champions League with the squad that we have here today.

"As the manager has said, we're in a fight but we're having to use different tools.

"We've known that for the past three years and we have to try and compensate for what other clubs can do in different ways with our attitude, work ethic, desire and we have to try and compensate in those ways. It'll make us better."