Eric Dier has just won the first trophy of his career, and the centre-back is now desperate for Tottenham Hotspur to break their own trophy drought and lift the Europa League title next week.
It has been 17 years since Tottenham Hotspur last won a piece of silverware, and there have been several great Spurs sides that have since fallen at the final hurdle or two, repeatedly failing to get over the line.
Eric Dier and Harry Kane were part of most of those sides, but they have now managed to get their hands on silverware, with Bayern being crowned Bundesliga champions.
Kane has admitted that he will be cheering Spurs on against Man United, and his Bayern teammate has now also spoken about the upcoming Europa League final.
Eric Dier claims Tottenham are on the cusp of an incredible achievement
Dier has even more connections with the current Spurs set-up than Kane does, with the centre-back having worked under Ange Postecoglou for the first half of last season before making the switch to Germany.
The 31-year-old has now confessed that he would be incredibly pleased to see his former teammates and coaches get over the line and lift the trophy in Bilbao.
When asked about Tottenham’s upcoming Europa League final, Dier said (via The Sun): “It will be incredible, and I still know a lot of the players and so much of the staff. So, I’d be incredibly happy for them to win and for the club.”
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Eric Dier still has England ambitions
Dier came for a lot of flak during his final few seasons in the Premier League, but he has proven his doubters wrong, playing a key role for Bayern, both under Thomas Tuchel and Vincent Kompany.
The centre-back will leave Bavaria this summer to join Monaco this summer, and being stuck on 49 England caps since 2022, the former Tottenham man still has not given up hope of reaching a quarter of a century and more, with Tuchel now at the helm of the Three Lions.
When asked if he believes he can still feature for England, Dier simply responded: “I hope so. I think I’m playing my best football.”