“It’s a strange one”- Danny Murphy believes bringing in Christian Eriksen won’t solve any of Manchester United’s problems
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Former Tottenham and Inter Milan midfielder, Christian Eriksen is a free agent this summer after his 6 month contract at Brentford expired. The Danish midfielder wants European football and rejected the contract that Brentford offered previously opening doors for Manchester United to pursue.
As per reports, Manchester United have altered Christian Eriksen’s agent about their interest to sign the 30 year old midfielder but haven’t submitted a proposal. However, as per pundit, Danny Murphy the club would finish worse than last season if they do sign the Dane.
“Where are the legs?” – Danny Murphy believes Christian Eriksen is not Manchester United’s biggest priority
Speaking to TalkSport, Danny Murphy said, “If you look at the Manchester United option, I don’t see that. If Ten Hag thinks he’s going to play Eriksen and Fernandes in the same team in the midfield with only one holding player, they’ll end up finishing worse off than they did this season.”
“Unless he’s going to bring him in as back-up to Fernandes to play as a number 10, or is he going to play him as a central midfielder? If you’re talking about bringing De Jong and Eriksen in, where’s the legs, where’s the tenacity, where’s the tough tackling and physical presence? There isn’t one!”
“It’s a strange one for United why they’d want Eriksen, I don’t get that. They’ve got enough attacking players and creative players. United think getting someone who has been at Brentford and was one of Tottenham’s main players in the past.
“In an unsuccessful team that won nothing, they think bringing Eriksen in is going to make them more competitive? If you’re Eriksen and you get the chance at this stage of your career to play for Manchester United, look, you do it. But what should be the most attractive option for Eriksen this summer? It depends where he’s going to play the most.”
However, United may have been dealt a transfer blow before they could even submit a contract proposal to Christian Eriksen. The Guardian report suggest that Christian Eriksen has handed the Dutch boss “further rejection” and decided to remain at Brentford or return to Tottenham.
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