Tottenham star Christian Eriksen has admitted he wants to leave the club.

The 27-year-old Denmark midfielder, who has been at Spurs since 2013, has one year to run on his current contract and he has refused to sign a new one.

Spurs cannot afford to allow him to run down his deal and leave as a free agent next summer, given his high value at arguably the peak of his career.

Chairman Daniel Levy, meanwhile, has informed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez that Eriksen is not for sale this summer

The Danish midfielder told Ekstrabladet: “I have the wildest and deepest respect for everything that has happened in Tottenham, nor will it be negative. 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 a clarification comes. It can happen anytime. Everyone wants it best if it happens as soon as possible, but in football takes things of time.

“It depends on Daniel Levy (Tottenham’s chairman, ed.), And another club has to come. Or I have to sit down at the table and negotiate a new contract. You can’t set a date yourself. There are not many points that Tottenham cannot meet. If I have to go, then hopefully it will be a step up.

“It’s a step up. But it requires Real Madrid to call Tottenham and say they want Christian. And they have not done so yet, as far as I know. It is hard. It depends on the possibilities. If nothing pops up that is more exciting, why not stay in Tottenham? If I then sign a new contract, depends on the conditions.”

Eriksen has been an integral part of the Spurs side during the Mauricio Pochettino era and enjoyed another successful campaign, scoring eight goals and providing 12 assists in 35 Premier League games, while also netting two goals and four assists in the Champions League.