He’s already said that he has a career plan. That’s great for him. But if he has his sights set higher than us then he should make sure his form reaches those heights too. Otherwise he’ll burn his bridges and find he’s not as sought after elsewhere as he’d imagined. He is a great player, but is he in the elite?
Not as far as Europe's elite is concerned, and he showed it in the latter part of the season. He had the odd flash, but other than that, was pretty average I'd say.He’s already said that he has a career plan. That’s great for him. But if he has his sights set higher than us then he should make sure his form reaches those heights too. Otherwise he’ll burn his bridges and find he’s not as sought after elsewhere as he’d imagined. He is a great player, but is he in the elite?
I’m not sure if that’s a serious question.And can we afford to have a player in our ranks who wants to be elsewhere?
One who is known for being a little half arsed at times.
Eriksen is a good player, but if he's looking elsewhere, then with 1-yr left on his deal, we ought to sell him for as much as we can. Real Madrid would not have been the only club to look at him, so another suitor for his signature won't be too much of an issue.
It will interesting to see how much Man Utd will quote Real Madrid for Pogba because, with Raiola as his agent, I imagine he'd be on a very lucrative & long term deal. Eriksen on the other hand would much cheaper for them.
We got another year of fully-committed play from Luka Modric after his non-move to Chelsea broke down. I think Eriksen has a similar attitude: if he stays, he'll want to work hard and win.
It would also give us a year to develop and integrate the kind of replacement we are likely to be getting: either a player with no experience of English football, or an up-and-coming player from the Championship.
I entirely disagree with the notion that Eriksen lets his effort slip when he's out of form. If he isn't playing well, it's because his high-risk, high-reward passes aren't coming off. He still runs more than nearly everyone.
He's also got the rare gift of almost never being injured. It's an underrated trait (see also: Frank Lampard).
We got another year of fully-committed play from Luka Modric after his non-move to Chelsea broke down. I think Eriksen has a similar attitude: if he stays, he'll want to work hard and win.
It would also give us a year to develop and integrate the kind of replacement we are likely to be getting: either a player with no experience of English football, or an up-and-coming player from the Championship.
I entirely disagree with the notion that Eriksen lets his effort slip when he's out of form. If he isn't playing well, it's because his high-risk, high-reward passes aren't coming off. He still runs more than nearly everyone.
He's also got the rare gift of almost never being injured. It's an underrated trait (see also: Frank Lampard).
Was that because he trusted Baldy after the gentlemen's handshake that he would be let go after one more year?
Checkout the Barcelona thread....Does any one know what barca's plans/finances are?
United have said Pogba is going nowhere and Zidane has said he's the only midfielder RM are interested in....going to be interesting but if Pogba stays then Eriksen must be on ZZ's radar.Eriksen is a good player, but if he's looking elsewhere, then with 1-yr left on his deal, we ought to sell him for as much as we can. Real Madrid would not have been the only club to look at him, so another suitor for his signature won't be too much of an issue.
It will interesting to see how much Man Utd will quote Real Madrid for Pogba because, with Raiola as his agent, I imagine he'd be on a very lucrative & long term deal. Eriksen on the other hand would much cheaper for them.
I question Eriksens dedication to us, should his dream move to anyone willing to pay more money fail to materialize.
He strikes me as some one that needs a new challenge (more money) every few years and, until he gets that, his output drops off.
I like the guy, he's done some great stuff. But I also think if his heads not in it and he's not 100% dedicated to us, we should actively look to move him on (abroad) and use the money elsewhere.