Christian Eriksen was today on the brink of signing a new contract with Tottenham to bring an end to a year-long saga.

Eriksen has been in negotiations with Spurs since September last year but he was expected to agree a four-year deal today, worth about £75,000 per week.

Standard Sport reported last week that player and club were likely to conclude discussions before this weekend's game at Stoke, where Eriksen will hope to rediscover top form after a slow start to the season.

Eriksen, 24, was in talks with Spurs for much of last season, and the length of time the negotiations lasted gave hope to rival clubs. Had he not signed, Eriksen would have entered the final year of his contract at start of next season.

Juventus expressed an interest in taking the player to Serie A while Manchester United also showed admiration when Louis van Gaal was in charge. Paris Saint-Germain also asked to be kept informed of developments.

But Eriksen has decided to stay at White Hart Lane, which will delight manager Mauricio Pochettino, who is thought to have been concerned at the lack of progress.

Eriksen joined Tottenham for about £11million from Ajax three years ago and has contributed a regular flow of goals and assists since then.

It was suggested that he had asked for as much as £150,000-a-week to commit to Spurs again, a figure Tottenham are highly unlikely to have paid.

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But Eriksen's agent Martin Schoots told Standard Sport last month that his player was happy at Spurs - and Eriksen looked certain to make good on that claim today.

Tottenham have little time to celebrate their achievement in securing Eriksen, however.

With players returning from international duty, Pochettino will start preparing in earnest over the next two days for Saturday's match at Stoke.

Spurs produced one of their best performances of last season in winning 4-0 at this venue in April.

They have collected five points from their opening three matches this term but have yet to find their stride.

Tottenham are hopeful that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will return to action after missing the last two games with a damaged hamstring.