On January 15th, we covered a report from AS, who claimed that Christian Eriksen agreeing a deal with Tottenham Hotspur is ‘very, very difficult’.
It carried more weight than most similar claims because AS had spoken to the player’s agent Martin Schoots. Comments about a renewal being difficult were included in the same article and attributed to someone close to the situation.
Real Madrid were credited with an interest in the Denmark international and another report from AS mentions five reasons why the Champions League winners have set their sights on the Spurs star.
The first reason is his performance against Los Blancos in the CL group stages in 2017 impressed them, with Real settling for a 1-1 draw at home, while suffered a 3-1 defeat during their trip to London, with Eriksen getting his name on the scoresheet.
If things don’t change from now until the end of the season, the former Ajax man will have a year left on his contract and that’s the second reason mentioned in the report.
The La Liga giants can use the similar trick they used to sign Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich in their efforts to land the Dane.
Real believe a figure close to €100m should be sufficient for them to sign Eriksen and if not, they will wait for a year more to get him on a free transfer in 2020.
Being a replacement for Luka Modric is the third reason. The Croatian will turn 34 years of age in September and Eriksen can replace him at the Santiago Bernabeu. Should the latter arrive, Modric will be allowed to leave, with Inter believed to be keen on him.
The age factor is claimed to be the fourth reason, as Eriksen will turn 27 in February. His experience can be vital, if he joins the Spanish outfit, and yet he’s still got plenty of time ahead.
The Tottenham player already made over 500 appearances [85 for Denmark] so far and has scored over 100 goals [including 25 for his country] in the process.
The fifth and final reason is, surprisingly, Daniel Levy.
In the past, Real signed Modric from Spurs in 2012 and returned a year later to secure Gareth Bale’s signature. Levy dragged the Spanish club to financial levels they didn’t want to reach and it’s left some fear.
However, AS believe that given the contract situation, Levy wouldn’t be able to turn down a good offer, knowing the chance of a free transfer isn’t too far away.
