The new Manchester United first team coach is planning an ambitious rebuild in his first summer at the helm, but will have to be frugal in the transfer market to get the number of players he needs.
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Manchester United have expressed interest in signing Christian Eriksen following the Dane’s brilliant return to the Premier League.
The 30-year-old has seen the best since joining Brentford in January, just months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 clash with Finland. Eriksen was later fitted with an implantable cardiovascular defibrillator, but Inter Milan have released him with rules in Italy banning professional footballers from playing with that team.
His compatriot Thomas Frank offered him a second crack in the Premier League with Brentford, an opportunity he took advantage of with emphasis. Eriksen spent seven years at Tottenham, before leaving for Inter in 2020, and back in the capital enjoyed a brilliant second half of the season with four assists.
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Having shown that he is still more than capable of competing in the highest category, there is a queue of potential suitors and Mirror football understands that United has joined the race. Along with the Red Devils; Brentford would like to retain their services, while Spurs and Everton are also monitoring their situation.
United’s new boss, Erik ten Hag, had a first-hand look at Eriksen’s talent late last year, when Ajax allowed him to train with his senior team in order to rebuild his form. physics. And those training sessions in Amsterdam have clearly impressed Ten Hag, who now hopes to get him in his first window in office.
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The midfielder is an area that the Dutchman knows he will have to improve immediately this summer, having seen Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata leave. Ten Hag is believed to want up to six players before the start of his first campaign in office, inheriting a team coming out of the worst season in the United Premier League.
The 52-year-old is the fifth permanent coach to try to reproduce Sir Alex Ferguson’s exploits in the dugout, with the club’s title drought dating back to his retirement in 2013. Ferguson has already sent his best wishes to the new man . will load and probably go with your latest transfer plan.
Sir Alex Ferguson was a big fan of Eriksen and talked about signing him in 2012
In 2012, the legendary Scottish coach tried to sign with Eriksen New Manchester night s reporting that Ferguson went so far as to hold talks with the midfielder’s agent. Eriksen himself was open to a move to Old Trafford, having emerged as one of Europe’s most promising players with Ajax.
At the time, it is believed that Ferguson had some reservations and had to keep a close eye on him before an offer could be sanctioned. United finally turned to £ 17m Shinji Kagawa, who was ending his contract at Borussia Dortmund.
This was a counterproductive decision, with Kagawa lasting only two seasons at the Theater of Dreams, before returning to Borussia Dortmund. And to rub salt in the wounds, Eriksen became one of the best midfielders in Europe with Tottenham, but Ten Hag could finally reach an agreement, about 10 years later.
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