Marcus Edwards reveals he would like to return to the Premier League one day

Tottenham could receive a £26million sell-on fee if former player Marcus Edwards gets his wish by returning to the Premier League in the future.

The 23-year-old produced a Man of the Match performance for Sporting Lisbon in a 2-0 victory over Spurs in the Champions League.

After the match, Edwards said he would like to return to England one day - while reports have suggested that Tottenham could land a £26million sell-on fee if a club pays Sporting's £52m release clause.

Edwards told BT Sport: 'It feels great and I think we deserved it. We showed how we can play.

'I wouldn't say extra special, but it was a special feeling to play against Spurs. It was good to see people I know - players and coaching staff.

'I stayed the same. Focus was the same. It's a proper family environment here and I couldn't be happier.

'It's home, so of course I want to come back there [to the Premier League] one day. I just focus on what I'm doing here for now.'

Edwards' comments come as the Telegraph have reported that Spurs transferred the 50 per cent sell-on clause they negotiated as part of Edwards' move to Vitoria Guimaraes over to his new contract with Sporting.

The player who has been nick-named the 'Mini Messi,' came through the club's youth academy before joining Vitoria Guimaraes in 2019 on a free transfer, in return for a 50 per cent sell-on fee.

Sporting paid almost £9m to sign the 23-year-old from Vitoria in 2019 and agreed to Tottenham transferring his 50 per cent sell-on clause, rather than putting the deal at risk and the English club pocketing just £4.5m from that transfer.

Edwards joined Sporting in January on a contract that runs until 2026 and contains a release clause worth just under £52 million, which means Spurs could one day bank half of that fee.

It could prove to be a masterstroke for Spurs, with Edwards scoring three goals and providing as many assists so far this season, and nearly scored one of the tournament's best-ever goals against his old club on Wednesday.

Sporting are now top of their group thanks to their 2-0 victory over Tottenham, thanks to late goals from substitutes Paulinho and Arthur Gomes.