Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he thought last season’s Premier League title would be heading to White Hart Lane after the Lilywhites thrashed Stoke City 4-0 in April.
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But Denmark worldwide Eriksen, signed from Dutch club Ajax in August 2013, admitted he was relieved to have committed his future to the north London team.
The 23-year-old endured a similarly slow start to last season and went seven Premier League matches before breaking his duck, yet ended the campaign with 25 top-flight goals.
“There is a great future at this place and I wouldn’t have signed if I didn’t see that”.
The record books will say three games and no loses for Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham team so far in 2016/17, but they’ve not exactly hit the ground running. “We have a squad to compete in different competitions, it will be tough for us the season so I am happy”.
Spurs also recruited goalkeeper Pau Lopez on a season-long loan deal from Espanyol, while Juan Pablo Gonzalez Velasco joined the North London club’s Under-18 group.
“I think Tottenham is a very big club for players that have passion and want to play – not only for money but to achieve things and enjoy football”. After spending many days as a youth player and only playing the game for fun, everyone now wants to get paid.
Schoots continued: “Christian is just very happy at Spurs, as a player and as a person”.
“He arrived with us for the first time yesterday [Wednesday] and he was in a good condition, but I will decide tomorrow”.
Pochettino said he was unconcerned by the lateness of the deals and praised Sissoko’s ability, with a potential debut at Stoke to come on Saturday.
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“Sometimes it’s hard the timing, but it is good we have the player”.
