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The ITK is that we did want him and were in and then his agent started making noises and stalling and then we were out. Conte wasn’t interested if he wasn’t fully committed.I think if we wanted Eriksen then he'd have signed for us already.
But I suspect he probably wanted assurances over playing time that we just could not give him and as a result he went elsewhere.
Personally, I would have brought him in to rotate with Kulusevski as a RWF (playmaker). But that would mean having to sell Lucas which given his contract situation wouldn't be easy and Eriksen coming in impacts our HG situation too.
It's a shame but it wasn't a right fit I suspect.
Which makes sense to me. They’ve worked together, Conte knows Eriksen knows exactly what’s expected. If he wasn’t jumping at the chance for a reunion, how committed would he actually be once in the door?