Zidane ramping up pressure in the chase for Tottenham’s Eriksen

With his return to Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane has wasted no time in listing his demands to President Florentino Perez.  Unfortunately for Tottenham one of those demands is Spurs star Christian Eriksen.

When Zinedine Zidane made his power move of leaving Real Madrid last year it was because they didn’t meet his demands in terms of transfers.  Apparently he had some very specific desires in terms of who the club would give new contracts too and who they would sign.  Florentino Perez felt differently and thought that he could tell Zidane what to do.  In a fashion never seen before however Zidane quit.  On the back of three Champions League’s in a row the French manager and legend stepped down.

Then he got the job back and with more power and authority than any manager Real Madrid has ever had he is able to set his own list of demands.  The problem for Tottenham is that one of those is Christian Eriksen.  Even more frustratingly Eriksen’s contract has been allowed to wind down and a player who on a bad day should be worth 100 million will probably go for a lot less than that.

When Real Madrid want something they always get it and that is the issue.  The club has no qualms about spending money and they always get their man.

Tottenham should be doing whatever they can at the moment to get Eriksen to sign a new deal even if it means doing something crazy.  If they need to offer him a deal similar to Harry Kane’s then frankly they should already have done it.  If they can they should offer a deal that has a high but temptingly low minimum fee release clause that can only be triggered in the first couple of weeks of the window.  It would suggest to Eriksen that they weren’t stalling him or his career and also perhaps tempt Madrid into the deal.  Then if Madrid didn’t trigger it Tottenham would have another five years with a player that they won’t be able to replace regardless of the money they spend.

This summer is going to be one of big change at the club.  The good news is that Tottenham will no longer be viewed as a small club playing in a small stadium and getting pushed around.  The New White Hart Lane will make a big difference in the clubs perception around Europe.  One can only hope that they maximize it to the best effect.