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Christian Eriksen believes he would have failed in the Premier League had he joined Chelsea instead of holding out for Spurs.

The Blues were among a number of clubs snubbed by the 24-year-old as a teenager. Eriksen instead moved to Dutch giants Ajax before an £11million switch to Spurs in 2013.

He has since gone on to hold down a place in Mauricio Pochettino’s first team, currently competing for the Premier League title and a place in the Champions League knockout stages.

Eriksen said: "If I had chosen Chelsea, then my situation today would be completely different. I'm sure.

"Of course you never say never, because I would have been 100 per cent into it, if I had chosen it. I just felt that there was more chance to fail than succeed.

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"In Denmark, you are sure to play if you were good, but Ajax played you if you did not have the mentality and went 100 per cent to it. It did not matter who you were. It was about getting better every day.”

Eriksen signed a new four-year deal to remain at Spurs earlier this season.

He and his team-mates play West Ham at White Hart Lane after the international break.

The playmaker has already vowed to add goals to his game after being called out by Pochettino for not imposing himself more on matches.

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He said this week: “Spurs have drawn five of their last seven matches and lost the other two.

Eriksen said: “I have lacked the goals and assists you are evaluated on worldwide. Game-wise, it has been slightly below average in some periods but at others it has been fine. The goals have just been lacking.”