Tim Sherwood is surprised by Christian Eriksen’s ongoing contract saga at Tottenham Hotspur - because Daniel Levy vowed it would never happen.
Eriksen remains in North London despite having been keen to join Real Madrid in the summer.
However, with Zinedine Zidane preferring a move for Paul Pogba, no offer was forthcoming for the Dane and he continues at Spurs, where his contract expires in 2020.
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino remains keen to tie down Eriksen to a new contract, but the 27-year-old is already being linked with a January transfer away.
Sherwood expects Spurs to do all they can to prevent a mid-season move, but admits he did believe Spurs chief Levy would look to cash in, 18 years after Sol Campbell walked out on the club.
“He’s a top, top player. He can play for the two giants in Spain and he could play for any big club," said Sherwood, speaking on Sky Sports.
"Hopefully, for Tottenham’s sake, those big clubs are not going to be there for him at the end of the season.
“Then, I believe, it’s possible that he could sign a new contract at Tottenham and I really hope for Tottenham’s sake that he does. I remember when I was at Tottenham and Sol Campbell left, Daniel Levy vowed he would never, ever lose anyone on a free again.”
Both Manchester United and Atletico Madrid are monitoring Eriksen's situation, and there are suggestions that he could be offered £200,000-a-week to move to the Wanda Metropolitano.
However, ex-Spurs boss Sherwood believes Eriksen’s desire to potentially move on isn’t motivated by money.
“He’s run his contract down for a reason, it wouldn’t be a money-motivated reason.
“Christian Eriksen wants to leave the football club because he wants to go to a club where he thinks he can win trophies.
“I believe that’s a difficult task, to find a club better than Tottenham to win trophies.”
