Jan Vertonghen says teammate Christian Eriksen can become a Tottenham legend. Eriksen produced another outstanding display to help Spurs beat Newcastle 4-0 and reach the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup this week.

Vertonghen says Eriksen can reach the level of Paul Gascoigne and Glenn Hoddle at the club.

"He can reach their level, 100 per cent," said Vertonghen. "Christian can become one of the better players Spurs have ever had.

"I know Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart better as they're playing in my era, but I know the reputation of Hoddle and Gascoigne. As a playmaker, he can become one of the best in the Premier League.

"I'm a big fan of Christian and I'm happy I convinced him to come here. We had good contact when he was still at Ajax and I was here. Spurs asked me what I thought of him and I was very positive. I did my job to convince him.

"As a playmaker, he can be one of the best in the Premier League. I've played with him since he was 16 or 17 and he has improved every season. Maybe at the end of his Ajax days, people were a bit critical of him, because they said the statistics weren't as good as they should have been.

"But he is showing now that he can score and create goals, and he's also a very hard worker. He is becoming more dominant and we need him on the ball as much as possible.

"When he plays on the left he comes inside, and when he's a No10 he's even more of an influence, so there is always something happening when he has the ball. It's good for the team."