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Christian Eriksen's agent insists his player remains "happy" at Tottenham as contract talks between the club and the Danish playmaker continue.

Eriksen has two years to run on his current deal and has not yet reached a fresh agreement.

Reports on Saturday suggested Eriksen had requested a substantial pay rise in order to sign a new deal at White Hart Lane.

Standard Sport revealed last month that the 24-year-old had turned down Tottenham's most recent offer.

His representative, Martin Schoots, was at pains to stress that financial gain is not Eriksen's principal motivation as he plans his career.

Schoots told Standard Sport: "The only thing that I can say is that if money were the most important thing, Christian would not have gone to Ajax at the first place.

"At the time, he was 16 we were in contact with clubs like Barcelona, Chelsea and AC Milan.

"And if money were the most important thing, he wouldn't have joined Tottenham three years ago. He had interest from some of the richest clubs in the world.

Tottenham's key performers vs Atletico Madrid 7 show all Tottenham's key performers vs Atletico Madrid 1/7 Tottenham 0 Atletico Madrid 1 Who were Spurs' key performers in the defeat to Diego Simeone's Atletico? Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 2/7 Vincent Janssen The Dutchman cut an isolated figure against Juventus on his debut but, as Spurs enjoyed significantly more possession, was in the thick of it this afternoon.



Tasked with finding a way past old warrior Diego Godin, Janssen did not shy away from the Uruguayan's physical approach and made himself a nuisance.



Having immediately bought into Mauricio Pochettino's philosophy, Janssen dropped deep to receive the ball, with his hold up play perhaps the most encouraging aspect of his performance, while a handful of accurate long-range passes proved there is nothing wrong with his technique.



The 22-year-old was unfortunate to see a well struck free kick saved by Jan Oblak in the Atleti goal and, in truth, does appear to be too dissimilar to Harry Kane.



Janssen may not hit the ground running but looks capable of fulfilling the role of a capable deputy, if not more once he finds his stride. Getty Images 3/7 Victor Wanyama The Kenya international certainly does not look like a new signing - he looks at ease in Tottenham's midfield and needed just 45 minutes to make another encouraging impression.



His energy appears to spur on those around him and he has the natural knack of pressing at precisely the right time to force an error, or simply push his opponent into a backwards pass to keep his side on the front foot.



With Mauricio Pochettino insisting on a high-pressing game a psychical presence is crucial and Wanyama offers an excellent alternative in this respect to both Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier.



The rest of the club's central midfielders - particularly Ryan Mason - do not possess such power and Wanyama will be pushing for regular starts.



With Dembele suspended for the start of the season, Wanyama has a superb opportunity to make the role alongside Dier his own. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 4/7 Harry Winks The 20-year-old is one of several players who appeared to be caught in limbo at White Hart Lane at the end of last season; on the brink of the first team but not quite ready to step up now that silverware has become a realistic proposition.



However, the 20-year-old seems to have bulked up during the off season and linked up well with Victor Wanyama this morning.



The Englishman's partnership with the powerful Kenyan offered a dose of physicality and nous, with Winks always willing to receive the ball and, crucially, pick out the wide men ahead of him.



If his form continues he could have jumped up a couple of place in the pecking order by the time the season starts. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 5/7 Christian Eriksen The Denmark international missed the defeat to Juventus with a virus, leading to fears he would be short of minutes ahead of the big kick off.



But Eriksen, who was named captain for the day, produced an encouraging display. The midfielder has had a quiet summer after not being involved at Euro 2016 and looks better for it.



He fizzed an effort at goal early on, which almost squirmed under Jan Oblak, and showed few signs of sluggishness as he drove at the Atleti backline whenever the opportunity arose.



The 24-year-old appeared to be on the same wavelength as Janssen but they haven't quite clicked yet.



If Eriksen can hit the ground running it will represent a boost for the whole team. Getty Images 6/7 DeAndre Yedlin The USA international was fielded at left back, with Kieran Trippier occupying his preferred position on the opposite flank.



And he produced a series of encouraging runs forward but did not fully convince in his own third of the pitch.



Given Yedlin is now 23 such problems can no longer be written of as simply immature.



Realistically, he needs to improve if he is to avoid being sent out on loan, or told that he no longer has a long-term future at White Hart Lane.



However, it was difficult to judge any of Tottenham's young defenders given even the finest defences in Europe struggle to contain Diego Simeone's men, particularly at set pieces. Getty Images 7/7 Erik Lamela 12 months ago Lamela's confidence was shot and question marks were hanging over his future at Spurs.



But now the midfielder clearly relishes being one of the senior members of a young side and shone during the first-half before being substituted.



Only the width of the post denied the 24-year-old the opening goal following a sharp exchange with Janssen on the edge of the penalty area.



His desire to chase down every ball set the tone for the whole side and ensured Atletico's defenders were afforded minimal time on the ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 1/7 Tottenham 0 Atletico Madrid 1 Who were Spurs' key performers in the defeat to Diego Simeone's Atletico? Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 2/7 Vincent Janssen The Dutchman cut an isolated figure against Juventus on his debut but, as Spurs enjoyed significantly more possession, was in the thick of it this afternoon.



Tasked with finding a way past old warrior Diego Godin, Janssen did not shy away from the Uruguayan's physical approach and made himself a nuisance.



Having immediately bought into Mauricio Pochettino's philosophy, Janssen dropped deep to receive the ball, with his hold up play perhaps the most encouraging aspect of his performance, while a handful of accurate long-range passes proved there is nothing wrong with his technique.



The 22-year-old was unfortunate to see a well struck free kick saved by Jan Oblak in the Atleti goal and, in truth, does appear to be too dissimilar to Harry Kane.



Janssen may not hit the ground running but looks capable of fulfilling the role of a capable deputy, if not more once he finds his stride. Getty Images 3/7 Victor Wanyama The Kenya international certainly does not look like a new signing - he looks at ease in Tottenham's midfield and needed just 45 minutes to make another encouraging impression.



His energy appears to spur on those around him and he has the natural knack of pressing at precisely the right time to force an error, or simply push his opponent into a backwards pass to keep his side on the front foot.



With Mauricio Pochettino insisting on a high-pressing game a psychical presence is crucial and Wanyama offers an excellent alternative in this respect to both Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier.



The rest of the club's central midfielders - particularly Ryan Mason - do not possess such power and Wanyama will be pushing for regular starts.



With Dembele suspended for the start of the season, Wanyama has a superb opportunity to make the role alongside Dier his own. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 4/7 Harry Winks The 20-year-old is one of several players who appeared to be caught in limbo at White Hart Lane at the end of last season; on the brink of the first team but not quite ready to step up now that silverware has become a realistic proposition.



However, the 20-year-old seems to have bulked up during the off season and linked up well with Victor Wanyama this morning.



The Englishman's partnership with the powerful Kenyan offered a dose of physicality and nous, with Winks always willing to receive the ball and, crucially, pick out the wide men ahead of him.



If his form continues he could have jumped up a couple of place in the pecking order by the time the season starts. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I 5/7 Christian Eriksen The Denmark international missed the defeat to Juventus with a virus, leading to fears he would be short of minutes ahead of the big kick off.



But Eriksen, who was named captain for the day, produced an encouraging display. The midfielder has had a quiet summer after not being involved at Euro 2016 and looks better for it.



He fizzed an effort at goal early on, which almost squirmed under Jan Oblak, and showed few signs of sluggishness as he drove at the Atleti backline whenever the opportunity arose.



The 24-year-old appeared to be on the same wavelength as Janssen but they haven't quite clicked yet.



If Eriksen can hit the ground running it will represent a boost for the whole team. Getty Images 6/7 DeAndre Yedlin The USA international was fielded at left back, with Kieran Trippier occupying his preferred position on the opposite flank.



And he produced a series of encouraging runs forward but did not fully convince in his own third of the pitch.



Given Yedlin is now 23 such problems can no longer be written of as simply immature.



Realistically, he needs to improve if he is to avoid being sent out on loan, or told that he no longer has a long-term future at White Hart Lane.



However, it was difficult to judge any of Tottenham's young defenders given even the finest defences in Europe struggle to contain Diego Simeone's men, particularly at set pieces. Getty Images 7/7 Erik Lamela 12 months ago Lamela's confidence was shot and question marks were hanging over his future at Spurs.



But now the midfielder clearly relishes being one of the senior members of a young side and shone during the first-half before being substituted.



Only the width of the post denied the 24-year-old the opening goal following a sharp exchange with Janssen on the edge of the penalty area.



His desire to chase down every ball set the tone for the whole side and ensured Atletico's defenders were afforded minimal time on the ball. Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty I

"But Tottenham were the only club he wanted to join, and he is happy."

He added: "In the eight-and-a-half years that I have worked with Chris, we never made any comments on contract negotiations and we will not make any exception on this, not even confronted by some funny internet rumours."

When Eriksen joined Spurs for about £11million in August 2013, signing a five-year contract, he is also believed to have drawn strong attention from Manchester City and Paris St Germain.

Eriksen is expected to make his first appearance of the season as Spurs face Everton at Goodison Park this afternoon.