By Adrian Kajumba For Mailonline
Published: 11:56 BST, 24 April 2019 | Updated: 12:00 BST, 24 April 2019
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Tottenham's hopes of hanging onto Christian Eriksen have been boosted by Real Madrid's concerns about dealing with tough negotiator Daniel Levy.
Madrid have, firstly, baulked at the Spurs chairman valuing playmaker Eriksen at £130m even though the Danish midfielder will have just one year left on his contract in the summer.
And the Spanish giants are reluctant to get drawn into potentially protracted negotiations with the Spurs chief to reach a compromise over Eriksen.
Spurs' hopes of keeping Christian Eriksen boosted by Real Madrid's concerns over his price tag
Levy has replicated Chelsea's stance on another Madrid target, Eden Hazard, who has been valued at over £100m despite his current deal also expiring in 2020, by putting a huge nine-figure price tag on a prized asset.
And his feared reputation is now preceding him and making clubs across Europe think twice about trying to buy Spurs's best