That, though, could be set to end this month. Christian Eriksen may have potential suitors across the continent, but it’s Inter who look set to win the race to land the Dane. Many speculated that he would leave for Real Madrid last summer, only for a move to Spain fail to come to fruition. With contract talks between the player and Tottenham dead in the water, a move away from north London on a free in the summer seemed the logical solution, yet it now appears that the player is Inter bound. 

For a rumoured £17m, it’s another bargain buy for Inter, though Spurs have been forced into a corner in that they have to sell this month and make a minimal profit on Eriksen or lose him on a free in the summer. The 27-year-old has been one of Spurs’ most consistent performers following his arrival from Ajax in 2013, but his head has been turned elsewhere for the best part of six months now and the performances show.