Jose Mourinho says Christian Eriksen quickly made him aware he wasn't going to sign a new deal after he inherited the managerial reigns from Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham.
Eriksen completed a £17 million ($22m) transfer to Inter this week, bringing to an end his seven-year spell in north London.
The 27-year-old was made to wait for a move, having initially expressed his desire to undertake a new challenge away from the club at the end of last season.
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He was due to become a free agent in the summer, and showed no signs of committing to a new contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.