Christian Eriksen has fuelled talk of leaving Tottenham this summer after admitting he wants a new challenge.
The Denmark international has entered the final 12 months of his existing Tottenham deal and has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid.
Tottenham are desperate to secure Eriksen’s long-term future but are not close to making a breakthrough in contract negotiations.
Eriksen is one of the Premier League’s best creators and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has reportedly slapped a stunning €150m price tag on his head.
Madrid are yet to step up their interest in Eriksen but the 27-year-old has revealed he is mulling the prospect of a new challenge.
“I feel that I am in a place in my career where I might want to try something new,” he told Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet.
“I have the wildest and deepest respect for everything that has happened in Tottenham. But I have also said that I would like to try something new.
“I hope there will be clarification during the summer. That’s the plan. In football you do not know when clarification comes. It can happen anytime.
“It depends on Daniel Levy and another club has to come. Or I have to sit down at the table and negotiate a new contract.”
Eriksen played a direct hand in 20 league goals for Tottenham last season (eight goals, 12 assists).
Since August 2015, Eriksen has provided at least five more assists than any other player in the Premier League (50).
