Tottenham will demand Marco Asensio from Real Madrid in Christian Eriksen transfer deal
TOTTENHAM want Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio in part-exchange for Christian Eriksen.
SunSport revealed this week Madrid are ready to offer £45million for the Danish star plus blossoming midfielder Dani Ceballos to seal the switch.
Spurs prefer a more experienced star than the 22-year-old in return and want to make Asensio part of the deal – even if it means him only coming on a season loan initially.
But Real boss Zinedine Zidane is not keen on letting the Spain star leave and has already rejected an approach from Juventus.
Asensio – who can also play in midfield – joined Madrid from Real Mallorca in 2015 and has made 44 appearances to go with his 22 caps for Spain.
If Madrid refuse to make him part of the deal, it could scupper any chance of Eriksen moving to La Liga this summer.
The playmaker, who joined Spurs from Ajax in 2013 for a bargain £10.9m, has just one year left on his current contract and talks about a new deal have stalled.
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Eriksen, 27, dropped a major hint earlier this month he could leave the Champions League finalists.
He told a Danish newspaper: “It might be time to try something new.”
He said he would love to join Madrid — but also admitted he could stay at Tottenham if the clubs could not agree a deal.