Mousa Dembele has cast doubt on his Tottenham Hotspur future by revealing he will not consider signing a new contract before the World Cup and leaving open the prospect that this could be his last season at the club.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino is desperate to keep Dembele, even if it means him entering the final 12 months of his deal, and Tottenham will offer the midfielder new terms.

Dembele will have a year remaining on his Spurs contract at the end of the campaign, which has alerted a number of clubs across Europe – particularly in Italy after his fine showing against Juventus in Turin.

The 30-year-old is happy at Tottenham and has not ruled out signing a new deal with the club, but he has confirmed that talks are on hold until after the World Cup.

Dembele, who will be part of the Belgium squad in Russia, told Belgian paper La Derniere Heure: “We have not really talked about an extension of my contract.