Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has claimed the club are not “scared" of selling Christian Eriksen to a domestic rival in January.
The 27-year-old, who is out of contract this summer, has rejected several offers from Spurs in the region of £200,000 a week and can negotiate a free transfer directly with foreign clubs from January 1.
However, Standard Sport understands Levy is willing to listen to offers for the midfielder next month to avoid losing him for nothing, with Manchester United among his domestic suitors, in addition to Real Madrid leading the chase by overseas sides.
When asked in an exclusive interview with Standard Sport whether he would sanction a sale to another Premier League club, Levy said: “We are honestly not scared to trade with our rivals."
Defenders Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen — two further players with six months left on their contracts — are rumoured to be considering committing their own futures to the club following Jose Mourinho’s arrival and Levy added: “My view is really simple. For a player to sign a new contract, not only have the conditions got to be right but the player has got to want to do it. It is up to those players whether they want to stay at Tottenham and we’ll see.
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“I don’t want to comment on individual players too much. I actually think it is unfair. Every circumstance is different. There may be a player who wants to stay, there may be a player we don’t want to stay."
Although Mourinho has repeatedly stated he is happy with his current squad, Spurs have been linked with signing two players next month — a striker to support Harry Kane and a defender to bolster his options at the back.
Levy, however, distanced the club from doing any business during the January transfer window, adding: “Jose is on record as saying what we need now is to get the players playing better, which is what they are doing.
“He’s made it clear he is not looking for new players in January. He is happy with what he’s got and that’s why he said that."
Levy brought in Mourinho last month to replace Mauricio Pochettino and when asked whether he had set the former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager the target of ending the club’s 11-year wait for silverware, he said: “Firstly, there’s no guarantee to finish in the top four. Nobody has the divine right to be there. We all come back and watch football all the time because it is so competitive.
“Wouldn’t it be boring if we were guaranteed to be there? Obviously, we aspire to be there every season but there is no guarantee whatever we do. When we are there, we want to go as far as possible in the various competitions but sometimes it is the luck of the draw. We just want to go as far as we can."
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/daniel-levy-tottenham-not-scared-sell-christian-eriksen-premier-league-rival-a4316716.html
Levy is willing to sell Spurs players to rivals. In the case of Eriksen we have no choice. Also looks like we should not expect any signings this coming window.
Levy willing to sell his mum?
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you (U7905)
posted 3 minutes ago
Bit facking late Daniel. Should have been sold in the summer.
He's basically confirming we won't be buying in January too. I'm pretty sick of how badly he has managed the club over the last couple of years. Unfortunately it seems like ENIC are here for a while longer to take the stadium profits and not invest in the squad.
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If a lack of January investment costs you a top 4 place, the natives will be restless
posted on 18/12/19
Still a lot of money in the CL isnt there? so Levy wont be happy either.
posted on 18/12/19
So even if we do sell Eriksen for like £40m in January, we still won't sign anyone?
Levy is doing my nut. We could have been a proper title challenging side this year with our stock the highest it ever has been following the CL final... But no.
posted on 18/12/19
ENIC OUT.
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you (U7905)
posted 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Bit facking late Daniel. Should have been sold in the summer.
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eriksen wants to run his contract down... which he is entitled to do. if a good offer for all parties was on the table then we all know that eriksen would no longer be at spurs.
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Doovdé™ (U2996)
posted 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
So even if we do sell Eriksen for like £40m in January, we still won't sign anyone?
Levy is doing my nut. We could have been a proper title challenging side this year with our stock the highest it ever has been following the CL final... But no.
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blaming Poch for most of this... bought players, didn't really play them, meanwhile the rest of them got so stale and eventually stopped listening to him...
also, the sheer amount of money needed to get anywhere near to Liverpool this season would have been completely unrealistic.... even city cant get near them. we could have spent 200 mill and still would be nowhere near Liverpool this season
posted on 18/12/19
.....new contract, not only have the conditions got to be right but the player has got to want to do it. It is up to those players whether they want to stay at Tottenham and we’ll see.
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“I don’t want to comment on individual players too much. I actually think it is unfair. Every circumstance is different. There may be a player who wants to stay, there may be a player we don’t want to stay.".....
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I love how you copy'n'pasted that, but didn't take out the big gap and 3 headline links in the middle
posted on 18/12/19
comment by Tottenham Chronic (U3423)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Everywhere you go always take Lamela with you (U7905)
posted 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
Bit facking late Daniel. Should have been sold in the summer.
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eriksen wants to run his contract down... which he is entitled to do. if a good offer for all parties was on the table then we all know that eriksen would no longer be at spurs.
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Levy put a ridiculous price tag on his head in the summer. Most reports said £80-100m.
Could have easily sold him for £30-40m to Juve/Madrid if we had a sensible chairman.
posted on 18/12/19
Not sure we had any offers for Eriksen at all
posted on 19/12/19
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 9 hours, 13 minutes ago
ENIC OUT.
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That's the only attitude for a SPURS fan to take.
Get rid of Lewis and Levy, and
hope for an owner with real ambition ,ok>