Manchester United have made an offer for Christian Eriksen, who will soon become a free agent
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Manchester United have offered free agent Christian Eriksen a contract, say reports, but Newcastle and Tottenham are also interested in the Dane.
The 30-year-old’s six-month deal with Brentford runs out at the end of the month, and he isn’t short of Premier League suitors.
The Athletic reports that United have offered Eriksen a deal, as they consider other midfield options while talks for Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong run on.
However, the Magpies are resigned to the fact that United and Spurs are likelier to tempt the playmaker, who has previously expressed a desire to play European football again.
Brentford would also like to extend Eriksen’s deal, but that looks unlikely.
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The Dane left Inter Milan by mutual consent at the end of 2021, as he was unable to continue playing in Italy after having an ICD device fitted following his on-field cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 last summer.
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Eriksen joined the Bees on a short-term deal in January and made an impressive impact, providing one goal and four assists in 11 games and helping Thomas Frank’s side win seven of those.
Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.
