Mauricio Pochettino must drop Christian Eriksen from his Tottenham Hotspur first-team squad.
That's the view of former Spurs manager Harry Redknapp.
It's no secret that the Denmark international expressed his desire to leave the north London outfit during the summer transfer window as he cited wanting to "try something new" following six years at the club.
However, the attacking midfielder ended up staying despite links to Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus.
Eriksen has since been welcomed back into the Spurs fold, but it's unlikely that his long-term future is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Out of contract at the end of the season, the playmaker can open talks and sign a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs from January and for that reason Redknapp has called for Pochettino to make a big decision regarding the 27-year-old.
"I don't see him signing a new contract now," he told The Sun. "I think he will let it run out and take that option of being a free agent next summer.
"So if he doesn’t want to stay and has made up his mind to go, I’d be looking to play someone else now.
"If he doesn’t want to be part of the team, it’s very difficult — you want people who want to play for the club — and it’s time to say right, OK.
"He’s a great player, no doubt. He’s a fantastic footballer, but his form of late has been poor.
"He’s not in form and wants to leave at the end of the year — he’s stated quite plainly he is keen to go, even though Tottenham must have offered him a new contract."
Whether Pochettino is ready to make the call to drop Eriksen remains to be seen as his side did struggle at the beginning of the season when the midfielder wasn't in the side.
But with under seven weeks to go until the January transfer window opens, it's likely that links to the aforementioned clubs will resurface and that could distract the Dane.
