Of course Spurs will sell him IF he wants to go and IF the club he wants to go to is outside the Prem and IF a good price is offered. But we'd prefer him to sign a new contract.
Levy is a penny pincher. It's all about money. So, if he was given a choice between selling Eriksen for 80m to Juventus or 130m to United then he will pray we pay.
Him and toby to juventus.
I think Lo Celso suits the deeper attacking midfielder role, so would be a better option for a team trying to fit Son, Kane and alli in. I feel like he loses a lot of his game when he gets pushed back into the midfield 3.
What if, hypothetically speaking, the club Eriksen wants to go to is inside the Prem. Would Spurs then refuse to sell and potentially let him leave for a free next season?
I seriously don’t think we’re an option. If he does come to us, it will be more about getting paid well.
Which clubs are there inside the Prem that (a) might want Eriksen; and (b) that he would want to go to?
2nd Edit: scratch that I never saw it at all. It was the Pogba story he wrote yesterday but he never mentions Eriksen.
I guess the ideal for Spurs would be to let Lo Celso duke it out with Alli and Eriksen for a starting slot, but in either case playing a central AM role in front of two CMs in 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 formation.
Given the thread and the various articles linking the player and club, we can assume United to be one. Now, whether the club or Eriksen wants the move is based purely on speculation stemming from the articles (that may or may not be well sourced). So, it's not really for me to suggest otherwise as I can't reliably determine whether the articles are well sourced, nor do I have communication with the player to suggest otherwise. I also presume you can't reliably determine whether United or Eriksen are interested in a move? Thus, rather than suggesting the reports to be accurate or otherwise, I have put forward a hypothetical scenario where there is a club in England that is interested in Eriksen and vice versa.
Well, I don't think Eriksen would be keen on moving to United, for several reasons.
Yeah, maybe actually. Lo Celso also looks very versatile and can even play as a forward. I don’t think you get both him and Ndombele though. Who would you prefer?
Definitely Ndombele … not least because he'd fill a bigger hole in our starting XI, whereas without Lo Celso we still hopefully will still have both Eriksen and Alli.
Have I missed something, Where’s he going?
Nowhere so far as I know. I worded it badly, but was really referring to Eriksen.
Yeah, I mean Di Maria only did it when he was MOTM in said match and when we had no European competition.
Still a bigger club
That's not really the point. AC Milan is still a bigger club, but I wouldn't say Eriksen would leave Spurs to play there. Money could be a factor, and he could also believe in the United project, but I don't think he's desperate to join the United project nor do I think United would offer significantly more money than other clubs.
Not even comparable. Di Maria was being forced out of Real, he had no choice but to choose us because his first choice (PSG) couldn't buy him due to FFP.
The money yes. But the project of turning around Utd has no appeal to most, unless you already have a connection or sense of history with the club. Most footballers aren’t sentimentalists these days, just employees who want to make the best of their lives - like most of us. I doubt many of the players in the top 6 clubs actually grew up dreaming of playing for the club they are with. Maybe one or two at Pool, Rashford at Utd etc. Doubt that Eriksen feels remotely sorry for us. Only money talks now. But that simple fact should still have us competing at the top because, as Ed says, we can do things other clubs can’t. The fact we haven’t is purely down to him.
Because it has always been his dream to clean Scott McTominay's boots.
The aim might be to have both.
Would be a great move if you do.
