Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
More
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Christian Eriksen spoke with 'every' Man Utd manager about joining during time at Spurs

Reuters
Eriksen moved to Old Trafford from Brentford this summer
Eriksen moved to Old Trafford from Brentford this summerReuters
Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen (30) said he held talks with "every" Manchester United manager during his spell at Tottenham Hotspur before finally joining the club on a free transfer from Brentford in July 2022.

Eriksen spent nearly seven seasons with Spurs between 2013-2020 and made more than 300 appearances for the club. During that period, Manchester United had four different managers - David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Eriksen, who left Spurs to join Inter Milan in 2020, said last week that new United manager Erik ten Hag's vision for the club was a big factor in his reason to sign.

"At Spurs I've spoken to every manager who's been here at Manchester United to see what the situation was," Eriksen told reporters.

"But I was at Spurs at the time and I really couldn't see myself playing in another English team.

"For me, it wasn't the (right) timing. I was at Spurs for a long time and I wanted to try something abroad and I went to Inter and ended up having a lovely time."

Eriksen also said he is willing to play wherever Ten Hag asks him to, and that he would have no problem playing alongside Bruno Fernandes, who performs a similar role to the Dane.

"Before I came, I spoke to him (Ten Hag) about how he sees me as a player and where he sees me," Eriksen said.

"He puts the team out and picks who's going to start, and then from there on you adapt to whoever you're playing with. But I can't see any problem playing with Bruno."

Manchester United begin the new season with a home game against Brighton & Hove Albion on August 7th.

21+ | COMPETENT REGULATOR EEEP | RISK OF ADDICTION & LOSS OF PROPERTY | KETHEA HELPLINE: 210 9237777 | PLAY RESPONSIBLY & SAFELY |

France gouvernement

Les jeux d’argent et de hasard peuvent être dangereux : pertes d’argent, conflits familiaux, addiction…

Retrouvez nos conseils sur www.joueurs-info-service.fr (09-74-75-13-13, appel non surtaxé)

Do you want to withdraw your consent to display betting ads?
Yes, change settings