Jose Mourinho has revealed that he has spoken with Christian Eriksen regarding his future at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tipped to depart north London ahead of the 2019/20 campaign with his contract running down, the Dane remains a Spurs player with a move away failing to materialise.
That means Eriksen will depart the Lilywhites on a free transfer next summer unless terms can be agreed on a new contract, although Spurs could make some money on the player in January if a club submits a suitable offer.
Named on the bench for Mourinho's first game in charge on Saturday at West Ham, the new head coach has stated that the midfielder's place in the team will be based on his future at the club.
"Yeah, I've spoken with him. Obviously I'm not going to tell you our conversation, only me and him we know what we spoke about and Amazon because I'm always connected with the cables. They listen to everything I say and do," Mourinho told football.london during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Olympiacos game.
"The important thing is that he's committed with us so let's not talk about his future, let's not talk about what is going to happen.
"Is he leaving? Is he staying? Let's talk about his commitment for the club and for his colleagues and for the project and he's with us.
"My decisions about starting him or not starting, selecting or not select, will be based on a perspective of a future. I cannot hide that. It will also be based on a perspective of a future.
"We have a present and in football we have to focus on the present, in this case the game tomorrow, but it's a club where you have to think about the future.
"These important decisions obviously they have an influence on my decisions as a head coach, but the important thing is that Christian staying or leaving, he's that type of guy who easily I could understand.
"Proper guy, loves the club, loves his colleagues, amazing colleague in the dressing room. So it doesn't matter what, he's one of us until the last day."
