Spurs offer England U21 star Carroll to Ajax on loan after completing Eriksen deal

Tom Carroll has been offered to Ajax on loan for one year after Tottenham completed the £11.5million signing of Christian Eriksen.

Spurs midfielder Carroll is wanted on loan by Barclays Premier League new-boys Crystal Palace for the season, but four-time Champions League winners Ajax are considering the England Under 21 man as a temporary replacement for Eriksen, who moved to north London on Friday.

Heading to Holland? Carroll has been offered to Ajax on loan for the season

Spurs rate Carroll so highly that they believe he will be a first team player at White Hart Lane if he spends a season on loan at a top club.

Carroll was offered as a sweetener in the deal to bring Danish midfielder Eriksen to Spurs as Andre Villas-Boas prepares for an attempt to win the Premier League title.

The Spurs midfielder, who impressed in the Europa League tie at the Lane on Thursday night, will get experience at the highest level if he moves to Ajax.

They are back in the Champions League group stages and have mouth-watering games against Celtic, Barcelona and Milan to come.

Done deal: Eriksen joined Spurs from Ajax on Friday

Star of the future: Carroll is highly rated at Spurs

They also compete at the very highest level in their domestic league and Spurs believe it will help his development to play for a technical team on the continent.

Champions League football will give Carroll the big game experience he needs and he will be able to learn more under coach Frank de Boer, assistant Dennis Bergkamp and technical director Marc Overmars.