Tottenham Hotspur only paid £11m for Christian Eriksen in the summer of 2013, which is incredible when considering what the attacker has brought to the club over the last few seasons.

He netted 12 goals in 48 appearances for Spurs during an impressive 2016-17 campaign, and has also started this season in fine form - scoring four times and providing four assists in 14 Premier League and Champions League appearances.

Harry Kane gets the majority of the plaudits, but there is simply no downplaying what Eriksen, who is valued at £45m by transfermarkt.co.uk, brings to the capital club.

The 25-year-old hit a hat-trick for Denmark on Tuesday night, meanwhile, as he helped fire his country to the 2018 World Cup with a 5-1 win over Republic of Ireland.

Surely it will not be too long until the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid come calling, but for now, Tottenham fans can enjoy watching the attacker in full flow.

Tottenham's official Twitter account posted a tribute to the Dane on Wednesday, and the Spurs supporters were full of praise.

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