Sporting director quizzed on 'ambitious' move for Manchester United player who is set to leave this summer
Man Utd are set to lose several players in the summer transfer window.
Christian Eriksen is expected to leave Manchester United as a free agent at the end of the season. The 33-year-old has entered the final few months of his current deal at Old Trafford and will begin exploring his options as he considers his next step in the game.
Eriksen missed the 1-0 defeat to former side Tottenham Hotspur last weekend due to illness and is deemed surplus to requirements by head coach Ruben Amorim having only made 22 appearances across all competitions this season.
In his first season at Old Trafford, the Danish playmaker showed signs of promise and registered one goal and 10 assists in 44 appearances to help his club secure Champions League qualification and a League Cup triumph. However, his second season was marred by injuries as he registered just one goal and eight assists for a team that finished eighth in the Premier League.
Eriksen is just one of the players expected to depart United as a free agent at the end of the season, with Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton all likely to be released when their respective contracts expire.
Sporting director quizzed on Eriksen move
Eriksen is not likely to be short of options when he leaves United this summer and a return to his homeland could even be on the cards. The veteran midfielder played for both Middelfart Boldklub and Odense Boldklub in his youth career before he joined Ajax, and OB could table an offer for him in the summer.
The United star has been named Danish Football Player of the Year a record five times and OB sporting director Troels Bech would love to add him to their squad, though he admits it is highly unlikely.
“If you hope to stand and be able to break something about Christian Eriksen and OB right now, it is both out of my hands and maybe also a little bit ambitious,” he told TV2 Sport. “He’s of course a dear friend of the club, and we have just organised the Christian Eriksen Cup with his great approval, so he is a player who means more than just a shirt number and 90 minutes for OB.”
Asked if there had been any conversations of a possible return to OB this summer, Bech added: “There’s dialogue. Most recently, he has also helped us with video and other things for the Christian Eriksen Cup. But it’s not my privilege to stand and talk about contract talks. That’s not the dialogue we have with Christian Eriksen right now.”