Christian Eriksen's agent revealed his player had turned his back on interest from top European clubs to sign a new deal at Tottenham because he believes the club is perfect for him.

Eriksen has finally signed a four-year contract, worth about £75,000 a week, after more than a year of negotiations. Although there had been interest from Juventus, Paris St Germain and Atletico Madrid, as well as Manchester United last summer, Eriksen has opted to commit himself to Spurs.

His representative Martin Schoots said: “Christian is just very happy at Spurs, as a player and as a person. He and his girlfriend moved house a month ago, which you don’t do in the middle of the transfer window if you have doubts about where your happiness is.

“He wanted to move to Tottenham three years ago, even when other clubs were interested in that period, including a big German club who could guarantee Champions League football. But he was convinced about Spurs, and he still is.

“He is looking forward to playing in the Champions League again and to playing in the new stadium in two years’ time. It’s just a great fit.

“There have been a couple of clubs showing interest over the last 18 months, yes. Sometimes I read fans on the internet saying they are surprised they don’t hear anything about interest from other clubs in Christian. But that is just not our style.

“It is useless to talk publicly about these matters, the day after a club has called. It does not contribute to a good atmosphere, in which the player feels happy.”

Eriksen has made a slow start to the season but has been a key man for Tottenham since he joined from Ajax in 2013, contributing a regular flow of goals and assists.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted on Thursday that the speculation surrounding his future might have affected Eriksen’s performances, but that he expects the Dane to recapture top form now, starting at Stoke on Saturday.

In an interview with Danish newspaper BT, Schoots added: “Now that everything is closed, I can tell you that the situation hasn’t really changed since Christian was 14, when the first big clubs started to call.

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“They continued to do so over the most recent period. There has been concrete interest from four Champions League clubs, from France, Spain, Italy and England. Two of them played in the Champions League final not too long ago.

“We took it as a great compliment. One of the managers, Laurent Blanc (who was then at Paris St Germain), spoke openly about his admiration for Christian some time ago – and he is a World Cup winner.

“Christian was flattered by the interest but never wanted to do anything about it, so the clubs know this. As I said, he is just very happy at Tottenham and it was always in his mind to stay longer.”