Eriksen has been offered a four-year contract to move to the Italian club

Christian Eriksen is a step closer to leaving Tottenham Hotspur after reaching an agreement in principle with Inter Milan worth about £100,000 a week after tax.

The Denmark playmaker has been offered a four-year contract to move to the Italian club, where he would be one of the highest-paid players.

Tottenham want to sell him for about £20 million this month to prevent him leaving as a free agent in the summer and because of a perceived lack of effort on the pitch, highlighted by a poor display before being substituted in the 1-0 league defeat by Liverpool on Saturday.

Inter had talks with Martin Schoots, Eriksen’s agent, yesterday and they expect him to return to Italy to formalise the agreement this week. It is