Christian Eriksen’s contract impasse with Tottenham Hotspur came about after the Dane’s agent demanded £150,000 a week for his client to sign a new deal.

Eriksen goes into the new season with two years remaining on a contract that is worth just £32,000 a week, with Spurs still hoping to agree an extension on new terms.

But negotiations were complicated when Eriksen’s agent stunned Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy by asking for £150,000 a week – almost double what the club’s highest earner, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, is paid.