Premier League pundit Andy Townsend believes Barcelona could be a reason why Christian Eriksen has not committed his future to Tottenham.
The Daily Star reports that Eriksen has 18 months left on his current deal but talks are still ongoing about extending his stay at the London club.
Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Mauricio Pochettino have all signed new contracts at Tottenham and claimed we need to seal the Dane’s signature.
Speaking at the Debate (h/t Daily Star), the former footballer said:
“Spurs will want to get this nailed down.
“But only if they are absolutely 100 per cent committed to do so. He is a smart footballer.
“His goalscoring record over the past few seasons has been decent for a midfield player.”
The pundit added that the player is a creative influence for the side, but warned his “heart” could be somewhere else.
“But I just wonder if his heart is potentially elsewhere.
“Eriksen has been at Spurs for a while and they’ve not quite got over the line.
“This deal is a key transfer deal for him; either he commits full-bloodied to Spurs now and trusts what Pochettino is doing and hopes they add whatever they need to get over the line.
“Or he thinks ‘if I’m going to go to Barcelona, I’ve got to go now’.”
The former Ajax star is one of the best in the world and the Daily Star quoted Pochettino saying that the club is working hard to get the deal done.
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Eriksen is yet to light it up for Spurs this season, and hopefully, that changes since the Dane is back to fitness and will score a few goals in the coming week.
