{"id":20164,"date":"2022-06-04T21:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T01:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/04\/man-united-join-tottenham-in-hunt-for-free-agent-premier-league-star\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T21:00:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T01:00:24","slug":"man-united-join-tottenham-in-hunt-for-free-agent-premier-league-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/04\/man-united-join-tottenham-in-hunt-for-free-agent-premier-league-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United join Tottenham in hunt for free agent Premier League star"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Word stemming from the media late on Saturday suggests that Manchester United have joined a number of Premier League rivals in the hunt for a soon-to-be free agent midfielder.<\/p>\n

The player in question? Christian Eriksen.<\/p>\n

Danish international Eriksen, of course, secured a return to English football this past January.<\/p>\n

After seeing his contract with Italian heavyweights Inter Milan terminated owing to Serie A\u2019s rules surrounding the use of implanted cardioverter defibrillators, a device which the 30-year-old was fitted with on the back of his frightening cardiac arrest at last summer\u2019s European Championships, Eriksen was afforded a fresh start by Premier League newcomers Brentford.<\/p>\n

And to say that this is an opportunity which the Dane went on to take full advantage of would be putting it lightly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\"Man<\/p>\n

LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 APRIL 02: Christian Eriksen during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Brentford at Stamford Bridge on April 2, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by James Williamson \u2013 AMA\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Eriksen featured from the off in ten of Brentford\u2019s final 11 league outings, notching a goal and four assists along the way, proving beyond any measure of doubt that he remains more than capable of cutting his teeth at the top level of the game.<\/p>\n

With such form, though, has come inevitable speculation surrounding Eriksen\u2019s future beyond the summer.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old\u2019s terms with Brentford are due to come to a close at the end of the month, with it currently unclear where he stands on the possibility of putting pen to paper on an extension in west London.<\/p>\n

And, as alluded to above, should Eriksen ultimately come to the decision to move on, then he should not be at all short on suitors.<\/p>\n

Both Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, the latter of whom the midfielder enjoyed such a successful stint with earlier in his career, are understood to be keen to snap him up with a view to next season.<\/p>\n

\n

Most chances created in the Premier League since Christian Eriksen made his Brentford debut on February 26th 2022:<\/p>\n

\u25ce Kevin De Bruyne: 42
\n\u25ce Martin \u00d8degaard: 38
\n\u25c9 Christian Eriksen: 30<\/p>\n

The Dane remains to be one of the most creative players in the league. ?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Squawka (@Squawka) June 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n