{"id":1097076,"date":"2019-07-04T21:02:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T20:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1097076"},"modified":"2019-07-04T21:02:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T20:02:20","slug":"spurs-eriksen-futile-ceballos","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/spurs-eriksen-futile-ceballos\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs warned trying to keep Eriksen is &#8220;futile&#8221;, but the Ceballos talk is starting to get interesting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur legend\u00a0Osvaldo Ardiles believes any attempt from his former club to try and keep Christian Eriksen is &#8220;futile&#8221; as Dani Ceballos rumours intensify.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eriksen is in the last year of his current Spurs contract and has seen his name heavily associated with Real Madrid, as Zinedine Zidane continues his summer galactico project.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Eriksen leave for Real? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Danish playmaker is in the final year of his present Spurs deal.<\/li>\n<li>Last month Eriksen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/christian-eriksen-real-madrid-transfer-spurs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggested<\/a> he &#8220;might want to try something new&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to Real and even name-checked the club in an interview discussing his Spurs future.<\/li>\n<li>Ardiles has now suggested Eriksen &#8220;has\u00a0put his mind on a move&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2019\/07\/03\/5d1c900de2704e396a8b456f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marca<\/a> have reported that should Eriksen relocate to Real, Ceballos could move in the opposite direction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7304751-lampard-s-chelsea-midfield-set-up-will-be-inspired-by-his-ancelotti-days<\/p>\n<p>The north London playmaker recently hinted at a move to the Bernabeu and he could be set to add to Zidane&#8217;s growing list of star-studded signings this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Los Blancos have already secured Eden Hazard,\u00a0Luka Jovic,\u00a0Eder Militao,\u00a0Ferland Mendy and\u00a0Rodrygo\u200e, but\u00a0Florentino Perez may yet flex further financial muscle this summer with the acquisition of Eriksen, who\u00a0has his heart set on a La Liga switch according to Ardiles.<\/p>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/567602\/christian-eriksen-transfer-exclusive-spurs-move-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talkSPORT<\/a>: &#8220;It looks to me like he has put his mind on a move \u2013 that he wants to go somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And if that is the case it\u2019s futile for the club to try and keep a player when he wants to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I won&#8217;t say he\u2019s not happy with us, because he is, but his mind is trying to play somewhere else, and the best thing is to part company.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicolas Pe\u0301pe\u0301, Neymar, Kieran Tierney TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ve0iHjrDB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ceballos to Spurs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Spurs recently broke their 18-month transfer drought last month with the recruitment of two players; first the signing of Leeds United&#8217;s teenage talent,\u00a0Jack Clarke, and later, record-signing Tanguy Ndombele.<\/p>\n<p>But their business may not be over just yet. Talks with Real Betis&#8217; Giovani Lo Celso appear to have stalled, but rumours of a move for Ceballos have started to gain serious momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was a standout performer in Spain&#8217;s recent triumph in the European Under-21 Championship, but he is thought to be deemed surplus to requirements by Zidane.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Marca&#8217;s above report suggests\u00a0Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool are locked in a three-way tug-of-war for the Spaniard&#8217;s services, but the former is believed to be leading the way for his signature.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer of\u00a0Ceballos to Spurs would not only soften the Eriksen blow should he part company, but he may also be used as a bargaining chip to push a deal through for the Dane &#8211; though Real would, of course, insist upon a buy-back clause.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"fa711f8f-3be7-40e2-8d15-e9909fc7b0ae\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur legend\u00a0Osvaldo Ardiles believes any attempt from his former club to try and keep Christian Eriksen is &#8220;futile&#8221; as Dani Ceballos rumours intensify.\u00a0 Eriksen is in the last year of his current Spurs contract and has seen his name heavily associated with Real Madrid, as Zinedine Zidane continues his summer galactico project. 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