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Player watch: Christian Eriksen

daryl hannah

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You never know he might sign a new deal yet
Whatever phantom thing or situation that has knocked Eriksen's chipper footballing persona off its perch, he needs to move on. I wish him well, whatever the thing was or is, and thank him prefusely for 4-5 solid years of performances.
 

George94

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Isn't it pretty common knowledge that he wants a move for personal reasons rather than footballing ones? If he does want to experience another league and a new country, Italy and Milan isn't a bad option.

Also Inter are building a pretty decent side at the moment under Conte - they've got some very good players already.
 

TC18

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I can’t see any Italian club paying £20m for anyone who’s a free agent in 6 months time, who they could tempt into signing a pre-contract now for free.

They don’t get anywhere near as much money as PL teams and can’t afford to pay that just incase he goes somewhere else. He hasn’t done himself any favours performance wise either.

Don’t forget Eriksen will also want a substantial signing on bonus and wage as well, he has to have an incentive to join 6 months early and ignore other offers.

In all seriousness we’ll be lucky to get £5-10m for him from any club outside of England imo.
 
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rossdapep

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I can’t see any Italian club paying £20m for anyone who’s a free agent in 6 months time, who they could tempt into signing a pre-contract now for free.

They don’t get anywhere near as much money as PL teams and can’t afford to pay that just incase he goes somewhere else. He hasn’t done himself any favours performance wise either.

Don’t forget Eriksen will also want a substantial signing on bonus and wage as well, he has to have an incentive to join 6 months early and ignore other offers.

In all seriousness we’ll be lucky to get £5-10m for him in any club outside of England imo.
I hear you but plenty of clubs are interested so it's a case of buy him now before he gets away at another club as the summer could have up to 10 clubs trying to sign him......and 20m is an absolute steal for the player he is.
 

dtxspurs

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I hear you but plenty of clubs are interested so it's a case of buy him now before he gets away at another club as the summer could have up to 10 clubs trying to sign him......and 20m is an absolute steal for the player he is.
Also they’re trying to make a title push for this season.
 

Joely

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Don't think it's just footballing reasons for him looking a move, get the impression he fancies moving to another country and experiencing something different. He is a good player and we'll miss him in the sense we don't have too many players like him in the squad. GLC could potentially take over but will only get an idea if he crosses the initial hurdle of being able to acclimatise.

Not convinced he is Madrid/Barca level but think he'd do reasonable well at a Bayern, Juve or PSG. If he goes to Inter for £20m, it's better than nothing with our hands pretty much tied. We'll take the money, put it towards an incoming player and close the chapter. Could do without the whole will he sign/leave side show.
 

C0YS

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I can’t see any Italian club paying £20m for anyone who’s a free agent in 6 months time, who they could tempt into signing a pre-contract now for free.

They don’t get anywhere near as much money as PL teams and can’t afford to pay that just incase he goes somewhere else. He hasn’t done himself any favours performance wise either.

Don’t forget Eriksen will also want a substantial signing on bonus and wage as well, he has to have an incentive to join 6 months early and ignore other offers.

In all seriousness we’ll be lucky to get £5-10m for him from any club outside of England imo.
Inter are rich mate. Ok they have to worry about FFP but they can easily stump the cash (65 million for Lukaku anyone?). They are likely to buy him now because if he goes for a free he will probably have better offers.

I suspect for Eriksen it is attractive to move now, for two reasons. It's a euro championship year, he needs game time, so he can come into it on form. Secondly, it shows that Inter really want him. Also I suspect he knows it would be better PR for him not to run his contract down.

Inter are building something and I suspect will win the Serie A if not this season, then in the next two. I can see the attraction to Eriksen, particularly as the top tier clubs have shown to not really care too much about him. He needs a new challenge now, he knows it, we know it. I think it would be far from a bad move.
 

C0YS

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Don't think it's just footballing reasons for him looking a move, get the impression he fancies moving to another country and experiencing something different. He is a good player and we'll miss him in the sense we don't have too many players like him in the squad. GLC could potentially take over but will only get an idea if he crosses the initial hurdle of being able to acclimatise.

Not convinced he is Madrid/Barca level but think he'd do reasonable well at a Bayern, Juve or PSG. If he goes to Inter for £20m, it's better than nothing with our hands pretty much tied. We'll take the money, put it towards an incoming player and close the chapter. Could do without the whole will he sign/leave side show.
Mate I get what you are saying. But Madrid and Barca are currently no better than the other three you have suggested. Even when looking at the squads player by player. If he is good enough for Juve and PSG right now, he is probably good enough for the other two.

In all of those clubs though, Eriksen (including the two spanish ones) would be a good option but not the best option. However, the main reason he is not wanted by those clubs too much is practical reasons.

Madrid don't need him, they don't play with that kind of player at all, they need a real CM, its why Zidane wants Pogba. Eriksen simply doesn't fit in.

Juve don't need him, they have Pjanic, possibly the most underrated player in the world right now. As well as Dybala, Ramsey and Bernardeshi which offer a lot of creativity.

PSG, could use him, but again are not short on creativity, and tend to focus on wing play. Di Maria, Verratti and Draxler all offer creativity in an attack heavy side that they essentially counterbalance by playing half a team of attackers and another half of defensive players. Doesn't fit.

Barca, have literally just signed De Jong, and have lots of options in that side of the park and have, if anything, too many players who like to play in the pockets. Namely, Messi, Griezmann, De Jong and Rakitic.

Bayern have so much creativity with Coutinho, Thiago, Goretzka and, at a stretch, Muller. They play two wide men and their priorities are to balance the other side.

Ultimately, tactically, quick wide players are back in fashion. Most the big teams now play that way, the trend of putting an AM out wide that was popular throughout the last decade is beginning to fade out. Eriksen might just about squeeze into the top 10 play makers in the world (a few years ago anyway) but there simply isn't 10 megaclubs right now. Eriksen would be no more then a useful addition for these clubs and would really have to fight hard to start.

These clubs might think about playing him a bit deeper, but Eriksen deeper, ironically considering the type of player he is meant to be, is simply not good enough at keeping the ball to fully convince me that this is a permanent option for him. And he clearly hasn't convinced other clubs of it. These clubs, particularly Madrid, have been flirting with Eriksen a lot the last season or so, keeping him hooked but never being convinced enough to actually bite, with a manager (who despite often being criticised abroad is actually doing a very good job with what is quite clearly not a very good Madrid side) who doesn't want him. An Inter, Dortmund (if they have space) or Atletico sounds about right and would be a better move than going to the other 'top tier' clubs who he isn't likely to find it very easy to establish himself in.
 
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yeah, pure genius when we could have got 100 million for him 18 months ago.
There is absolutely nothing about the way the club have handled the Eriksen situation that could in the remotest way be classified as genius.
Yeah, imagine selling him 18 months ago ...

Fans are pure banter.
 

philll

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yeah, pure genius when we could have got 100 million for him 18 months ago.
There is absolutely nothing about the way the club have handled the Eriksen situation that could in the remotest way be classified as genius.
I agree there's no genius here but if he'd been sold a couple of windows ago everybody would've been up in arms about "small club mentality" and "can't hold on to our best players" etc etc.
 

hellava_tough

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With his talent he should be the first name on our team sheet, so the fact that he's a sub these days is really disappointing.

If he had have knuckled down and put in the types of performances that Toby did, then he might be getting his dream move to Real or Barca.

Anyway, he helped the club in the past so I wish him well for the future.
 
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yeah, pure genius when we could have got 100 million for him 18 months ago.
There is absolutely nothing about the way the club have handled the Eriksen situation that could in the remotest way be classified as genius.
... Just to add, the fact this statement got four agrees shows you the levels of delusion that exist on here sometimes.

Revisionism is a fine thing.
 

Wsussexspur

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Some of comments about Inter being a side ways/backwards step is embarrassing. Yes they have had difficult period but have new investment. They also have Conte as manager and a realistic chance of winning league. Some of you need to take your Spurs/EPL tinted glasses off. I’d imagine they are a very attractive club for players to go to right now.

Maybe even currently more attractive than us.. given how we pay players wages (The bonus scheme) etc and currently look like we will struggling to be even in the Europa league next season and are currently playing a prehistoric version of football.

Also Eriksen has previously stated it was one of his ambitions to play in Italy.

If this £20 million deal is true we should take the deal and move on.
 
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Mackan110

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Danish paper Ekstrabladet now also running the story with their own sources (which is usually sometimes reliable).

(quick G-translate)

Forget about Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.

Christian Eriksen is unlikely to end up moving from Tottenham.

According to Ekstra Bladets Information everything indicates that an agreement with Italian Inter is near the forest.

Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio next first link between Inter and Christian Eriksen a few days ago. And the extra hot Italian interest, Ekstra Bladet, has been confirmed from nearby sources in the football environment.

Price: 150-180 million kr.
Inter-manager Antonie Conte knows the Danish creator from his past as a Premier League manager at Chelsea. And Conte has reportedly pointed to the Dane as one of the trumps in his pursuit of waiving Juventus the normal Serie A championship.

An agreement between the parties may be ready to be finalized over the next few weeks, so a change can happen to her in January. At least that's the starting point.

The transfer fee is expected in countries in the range of DKK 150-180 million for the 27-year-old Dane who has played in Tottenham since the summer of 2013.

Stands with strong cards
Christian Eriksen is currently on the cards with stronger cards, because he has transferred to summer. If Tottenham gets too "greedy", he can wait to sign a deal this summer, so he even scores and struggles signing on because there is no post-season transfer fee.

Conversely, Christian Eriksen has also recently

It has not been possible to get a comment from Christian Eriksen's agent, Martin Schoots.
Danish paper Ekstrabladet now also running the story with their own sources (which is usually sometimes reliable).

(quick G-translate)

Forget about Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus.

Christian Eriksen is unlikely to end up moving from Tottenham.

According to Ekstra Bladets Information everything indicates that an agreement with Italian Inter is near the forest.

Near the forest means it's close, I read the Danish paper and it say "Inter er nært forestående"
So its about eriksen is close to joing Inter

It would be awesome is we are able to trade eriksen + money for Lautaro Martinez especially now when kane is out. But he is valued around 80m according to transfermarket
 

Timberwolf

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Near the forest means it's close, I read the Danish paper and it say "Inter er nært forestående"
So its about eriksen is close to joing Inter

It would be awesome is we are able to trade eriksen + money for Lautaro Martinez especially now when kane is out. But he is valued around 80m according to transfermarket
We have about as much chance of signing Martinez as we do of signing Messi atm.
 
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