Tottenham Hotspur are braced for European clubs making cut-price bids for Christian Eriksen if he is not sold before the English transfer window shuts on Thursday.

Although Premier League clubs cannot sign players after 5pm on Thursday, the transfer windows in Italy, Spain, Germany and France do not shut until September 2, more than three weeks later.

Tottenham are working hard to try to sign at least one of Bruno Fernandes or Giovani Lo Celso before Thursday, despite Eriksen still being at the club.

That gives the likes of Juventus, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, who have all shown an interest in Eriksen, the chance to try to drive the midfielder’s price down after Thursday’s English window has shut. Inter Milan are also monitoring the situation.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy had valued Eriksen at £130million when English clubs made enquiries at the end of last season, but European clubs may try to snap up the Dane for under £50m.

Eriksen is entering the final 12 months of his contract and Tottenham face losing him for nothing if he is not sold this summer.