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Inter Milan CEO Giuseppe Marotta Denies Tottenham Contact over Christian Eriksen

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Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta has said the club are not actively pursuing a deal to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen.

The Dane has been linked with a move to the Serie A club, per Bleacher Report's Dean Jones:

Dean Jones @DeanJonesBR

Christian Eriksen was always going to be one of the major storylines of this transfer window and an agreement to join Inter Milan is now 'very close' (h/t @EkstraBladet)

However, Marotta told Sky Sport Italia (h/t Goal's Tom Webber):

"Inter are often linked with players of great quality, and that is flattering, but we have not had any contact with Tottenham.