CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN was the man behind Tottenham team-mate's Jan Vertonghen's mystery black eye – but it had nothing to do with rumours of a bust-up between the pair.
Spurs midfielder Eriksen took to social media yesterday to rubbish the internet lies claiming Vertonghen bedded his girlfriend.
But The Sun can reveal the Danish midfielder did leave his pal with a shiner after an "accidental" training ground collision.
That incident is said to be completely "unconnected to the the traumatic rumours swirling online".
They had claimed that married Vertonghen, 32, had slept with with Eriksen's partner Sabrina Kvist – sparking a dressing room bust-up involving England captain Harry Kane.
A message that circulated online said: "Half of the players not talking to each other.
"Pochettino unable to resolve the situation, likely to join Real Madrid in the summer and take Eriksen with him and possibly Kane."
But both players have rubbished the talk, with Eriksen saying in a tweet that the claims were "bulls**t".
Vertonghen replied to his team-mate's message with a series of emojis, including a love heart for Eriksen.
An agent told The Sun: "It has been very difficult for both players.
"They have been widely aware of the internet rumours of the supposed affair.
"The irony is Vertonghen's black eye was caused by Christian Eriksen."
The Tottenham squad are busy on the training ground trying to put behind them the morale-draining 7-2 thrashing at the hands of Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs are attempting to get back to winning ways when they face Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
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