JOSE MOURINHO has revealed he will do whatever is best for Tottenham in the on-running saga surrounding Christian Eriksen.
The Danish talisman, 27, wants to try his luck in a different country after six years in England at Spurs – and it appears the new boss won’t stand in his way.
Christian Eriksen is still set to leave Spurs despite the arrival of Jose Mourinho as boss
His contract runs out in June and he can sign a pre-contract in January with a foreign club.
And before Spurs’ game with West Ham on Saturday, Mourinho insisted he would do whatever is the best interests of the club.
Mourinho said: “I need to understand what is in Christian’s mind or heart and we have to make the right decision for the club.”
After Mauricio Pochettino’s shock sacking this week and Mourinho’s even more stunning appointment, many thought it could prompt a U-turn from the Denmark international.
But Eriksen will not change his mind – and Juventus are now plotting a surprise January move, according to Italian sports daily Corriere dello Sport.
Mourinho made it clear Eriksen is not in his plans as he left him out of the side for his first match in charge against West Ham today.
Manchester United and Real Madrid are hunting Eriksen, who looked at properties in the Spanish capital last summer.
Eriksen snubbed summer switches as Spurs chief Daniel Levy tried hard to flog the midfielder before he can leave for nothing next summer.
The Italian press claims Mourinho would not stand in Eriksen’s way should he want to leave early.
Eriksen first indicated he wanted to quit Spurs when contract talks first started two years ago.
He turned down a £60m mega offer to stay, made back in October.
Poch had left Eriksen on the sidelines for much of this season.
Even the player’s statistics from the few games he had played, indicated he wanted to be elsewhere.
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