Mousa Dembele has insisted that he wants to add trophies to the growing list of tributes he has been earning for his Tottenham Hotspur performances.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has repeated his claim that Dembele is a “genius” over the past month and reiterated his belief that, along with Maradona and Ronaldinho, the Belgian is one of the most gifted players he has ever worked with.

The Dembele appreciation society has also spread outside Spurs, with the midfielder earning rave reviews in Italy following his superb performance in Tottenham’s Champions League last-16 first-leg draw against Juventus.

But, ahead of Wednesday night’s second leg at Wembley, 30-year-old Dembele, who won the Eredivisie title in Holland with AZ almost 10 years ago, wants to finish his career with more silverware – rather than a long list of plaudits.