Tottenham Hotspur are preparing for the possibility of Christian Eriksen leaving this summer and have watched James Maddison with a view to him replacing the Denmark midfielder.

Eriksen will enter the final year of his contract in July and has attracted interest from several of the world’s biggest clubs, including Real Madrid. Tottenham have been in contract talks with the 26-year-old since the end of last season but they are at an impasse and the club will not allow him to run down his deal and leave as a free agent the following summer. He could be worth more than £60 million.

Maddison, 22, has impressed in his first season at Leicester City, where he has scored five and created four goals in the league.