Tottenham Hotspur want Marco Asensio from Real Madrid in exchange for Christian Eriksen

Tottenham Hotspur are only willing to sell Christian Eriksen to Real Madrid if they get Marco Asensio in part-exchange, according to reports. 

Spurs’ Danish star has been linked with a move to Los Blancos summer after six years with the North London club.

The Sun reported that the Spanish giants were preparing to offer £45million and Dani Ceballos for the 26-year-old.

However, they have followed that up with a fresh update indicating that Tottenham would only consider letting their midfielder move on if they got Marco Asensio as part of the deal – even if initially just on loan.

Asensio would be Spurs’ preferred option in any swap deal.

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Mauricio Pochettino wants to keep Eriksen, 27, and build on a squad which reached the Champions League final but if he were to lose him the Argentine boss wants a ready-made replacement.

But it’s unlikely that the La Liga side will allow this with Zinedine Zidane keen to keep the Spain international at the Bernabeu despite a disappointing 2018/19 season.

It’s claimed that Real have already turned down an approach for the 23-year-old from Italian champions Juventus.

Eriksen cost Spurs just £11million from Ajax and he has scored 66 goals in 277 matches during his time in England.