Major concern for Tottenham as talks with star’s agent hit brick wall

Tottenham are in the dark over Christian Eriksen’s future after a reported breakdown in the relationship between Daniel Levy and the player’s agent Martin Schoots.

There have been no talks for some time between the two parties, The Guardian reports.

Eriksen has entered the final year of his contract at White Hart Lane and thought to have his heart set on a move to either Real Madrid or Barcelona.

The Dane has rebuffed new contract offers from Spurs despite a lack of interest from other clubs up to this point.

Offers could still come in before the end of the transfer window on September 2, but it is likely any potential suitor will wait until next summer when Eriksen will be available for free.

Mauricio Pochettino has started Eriksen in just one of the Premier League fixtures this season and he revealed after the 1-0 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday that the speculation around the midfielder is unsettling the rest of the squad.

“You know very well and I told you in pre-season, before (the first game against) Aston Villa, after Aston Villa, positive result or negative result, the group is still unsettled,” he said.

“We need to find solutions. We have one week more to wait and see what happens in the last 10 days.

“I think this is my sixth season and the most unsettled group we are working with. That is why we are relaxed and calm. Some situations we cannot fix. Nothing to say about that, situations that are going on in the squad. Still we need to wait.

“That is the circumstances after playing the Champions League (final) on June 1, we knew that some situations like this would happen but for us and the club it’s difficult to handle. What can we do? We can only wait.

“I cannot do more than try to help the team find the best dynamic to train and not to create too many problems and be a person who is not being very emphatic, but understand every single situation and try to get a good result.”

Pochettino was evasive when asked whether Eriksen was left on the bench because his departure is imminent.

“I don’t know. I don’t know. Why you ask me? Maybe you know something,” he said. “It’s so difficult, the situation. We cannot blame one party or another. That is the situation, the circumstances.”

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