Eriksen had been linked with Real but a move to the club now seems unlikely

Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of keeping Christian Eriksen at the club have improved after Real Madrid cooled their interest in signing the Denmark midfielder this summer.

The 27-year-old, who is valued at about £60 million, will enter the final year of his contract in July and has attracted interest from the world’s biggest clubs. Real had been favourites to land Eriksen but have now made it their priority to try to sign Eden Hazard and Paul Pogba instead. The Chelsea and Manchester United players could cost the Spanish club more than £200 million in total.

Real do not want to push to sign Eriksen because it seems they are reluctant to get involved in protracted negotiations with Daniel Levy, the Tottenham chairman, after their experiences in