Christian Eriksen, who is a free agent after his short-term contract at Brentford expired, has reportedly agreed to join Manchester United.
Although all eyes remain on iconic striker Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Old Trafford, Manchester United fans will have something to cheer about as reports suggest Christian Eriksen has 'verbally accepted' to join the Red Devils this summer.
The playmaker from Denmark, whose short-term contract with Brentford expired, is now a free agent and is reported to have informed United that he is prepared to accept their three-year contract offer. The 30-year-old would then have to pass a medical exam to join Erik ten Hag's team formally.
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Although this is typical for all recruits, and there won't be any issues, Eriksen's past makes it a challenging obstacle to overcome.
At Euro 2020, the Danish international suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field. He had an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator installed, which prevented him from continuing his career with his previous club, Inter Milan, due to Serie A regulations.
Before he signed with Brentford, the Italian team consented to end their contract. He joined the team in the second part of the previous campaign and appeared in the Premier League 11 times, scoring once.
Eriksen formerly played for Tottenham Hotspur from 2013 to 2020. He appeared in 226 Premier League games and contributed 51 goals to the north London team. At Ajax, he began his senior year.
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Manchester United fans took to Twitter to express their joy over the news of Eriksen's reported 'verbal agreement' and now await a formal announcement. Here's a look at some of the reactions:
Christian Eriksen will sign three year deal with Manchester United this week, medical already scheduled. Eriksen has already direct talk with Erik ten Hag, key factor. 🚨🔴
Man Utd are working to announce both Malacia and Eriksen as new signings this week.
🚨 Christian Eriksen has agreed to join and will accept their three-year deal, reports ...
✍️ What a signing for Erik Ten Hag pic.twitter.com/vAU6DWfqNU
Christian Eriksen has agreed to join Man Utd on a three-year deal, he’s set to be Erik ten Hag’s second signing after Tyrell Malacia
— David McDonnell (@DiscoMirror)Only two players have provided 10+ assists in four consecutive Premier League seasons:
David Beckham
◉ 1997/98
◉ 1998/99
◉ 1999/00
◉ 2000/01
Christian Eriksen
◉ 2015/16
◉ 2016/17
◉ 2017/18
◉ 2018/19
It's a Man Utd thing. 😉 pic.twitter.com/K3iqtdmUT4
• 12th June 2021 - Eriksen suffers Cardiac arrest
• 17th Dec 2021 - Inter terminate his contract
• 31st Jan 2022 - Joins - 5 G/A in 11 games
• 26th March 2022 - Scores on Denmark Return
• 4th July 2022 - Agrees to join
𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 🙌 pic.twitter.com/kNRHumxzwe
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Think this is a good signing. Very shrewd. The exact sort of footballer Ten Hag wants, we need more players who show themselves for the ball instead of hiding. Not a game-changing signing but a smart one.https://t.co/ylPRfNnAFx pic.twitter.com/5KlBDqv7fF
We have to accept reality that Erik ten hag pull is unmatch.. Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Frenkie De Jong deal close, Martinez deal close, without him man utd won't sign these players but our boards/Scouts will rather spend £250m on Rice, longstaff, Dlc( lewin).
King 👑 pic.twitter.com/YiE36D9ly9
The moment Eriksen decided to sign for pic.twitter.com/DAQYzDykUK
— ORohitO (@ORohitO)Christian Eriksen when asked why he’s joining Man Utd… pic.twitter.com/0WBYMPJd5O
— Lewis Frampton (@MrFrampton147)Mr. Intelligent a.k.a Eriksen replaces Mr. Intelligent (Mata).
Every Man Utd fan now 🤗 pic.twitter.com/tWL1TF478Y
This is a great get for Ten Haag &
Eriksen will add a lot to the team overall. An exciting signing! 🔴⚫⚪ https://t.co/j6VbTeOB7P
Announce Eriksen with Williams hugging him https://t.co/gZNOOmeFeY
— Olelogy🇸🇯 (@Coolcatlovesy0u)Just tweeted an hour ago that hopefully we sign Christian Eriksen, Martinez, and De Jong this week and then David Ornstein drops a bombshell that Eriksen has agreed to join Man Utd.
What a beautiful way to start the week. One down, two to go!!! pic.twitter.com/6tkq3o75fS
Christian Eriksen is finally done.
I told you people to stay calm.
Nobody turns down Erik ten Hag, an extra 100k a week and playing at Old Trafford.
On to the next one
Eriksen has a strong heart to join Man Utd.. brilliant signing
— Tei Drake 🥚 (@Jay___nastyy)