Player watch: Christian Eriksen

Havre · Aug 13, 2019

jurgen said:
I get your point but I think the fact that you frame a positive upshot of Eriksen leaving as Dier and Wanyama getting more game time says all we need to know. Those players are in no way, shape or form, able to replicate what Eriksen does for us. We need to be less ploddy not more. Of course Skipp is capable of playing more, I hope he does. But not in Eriksen's role.

Lo Celso looks exciting, but the point is if Eriksen goes now, he becomes his straight up replacement and that is risky. Especially as he seems a somewhat different type of player. We've even seen Lamela in a 10 role (where many thought he might work better) and the dropoff from Eriksen is pretty large.

I am not arguing that Eriksen isn't important. At his best due to the position he is playing he might even have been our most important player (Son can replace Kane for spells and we have coped defensively with Alderweireld or Vertonghen out). As argued earlier hopefully he will be less important with N'Dombele and Lo Celso.

But to me some people are underestimating how much money 40-50m is. That is close to a Pepe from a team not playing CL.

If we end up with Dier playing 5 more games because Eriksen is gone - then that is not worth 40-50m to me.

I wanted 2 things from this window. N'Dombele and Eriksen staying. That is how highly I rate Eriksen. But I still don't want to basically pay a loan fee of 40-50m for 1 year of Eriksen - which is basically what we might end up doing (even if ITK suggests Levy will not allow that to happen - I am unsure how he can force it if Eriksen doesn't want to leave now, but we'll see).

I still pray he'll sign. Even if it is with a low release clause.

Havre · Aug 13, 2019

Primativ said:
The guy has connections though, so no, no one on this board could have written that.

Doesn't mean he knows anything about this specific situation.

The article is fine for Spursfans not being members of a board like this - which I believe is the audience. Not because he knows anything. He doesn't even suggest he knows anything.

bbunc · Aug 13, 2019

Barnes Spurs said:
One way or another this will be sorted come the end of the window.

(a) Eriksen signs a new contract and commits to the club for the foreseeable future
(b) Eriksen signs a new contract with a clause in it which enables him to leave if a team matches the negotiated amount in the contract
(c) Eriksen refuses to sign and Levy sells him for less than he would like this month abroad

I just cannot see Levy letting him run his contract down for a few months before signing a pre contract agreement with another club in January. I really hope he stays but if he leaves we might struggle until January but I am sure we would then look to bring in a replacement.

Except it’s not just up to Levy. It’s totally in Eriksen’s hands. Unless a team he wants to move to makes an offer, option C doesn’t exist.

Levy can’t just sell him wherever. So there’s no guaranty at all that it will be sorted by September.

doctor stefan Freud · Aug 13, 2019

One last time, everyone:

Eriksen does not have to be sold this window if he doesn’t want to. Nor will he in January, unless he wants to. If he wants, he can go on a free in the summer. There is nothing the club can do about this.

If he changes his mind about Madrid and would like to stay with us, he will listen to (if he hasn’t already) and consider our offer. If this option is exercised, it’s likely but not definitely going to happen in the next couple of weeks.

I suggest we stop soiling the sack, and wait this out

idontgetit · Aug 13, 2019

A new contract with release clause matching what's being currently being touted, coming into force at the end of the season would be a pretty fair compromise. That way he can always get his move to one of the monster clubs if they really want him and we're always guaranteed a chunk of cash.

robertgoulet · Aug 13, 2019

idontgetit said:
A new contract with release clause matching what's being currently being touted, coming into force at the end of the season would be a pretty fair compromise. That way he can always get his move to one of the monster clubs if they really want him and we're always guaranteed a chunk of cash.

This is probably the most logical scenario for all involved, it's just a matter of agreeing to what the release clause should be.

yankspurs · Aug 13, 2019

idontgetit said:
A new contract with release clause matching what's being currently being touted, coming into force at the end of the season would be a pretty fair compromise. That way he can always get his move to one of the monster clubs if they really want him and we're always guaranteed a chunk of cash.

That would be a good deal, IMO. But i’d limit the clause to RM and Barca, if at all possible, as those are only clubs that Eriksen wants, particularly Madrid.

Havre · Aug 13, 2019

A good compromise that already should have been signed - if it was realistic in my opinion.

Doesn't mean that it can't be agreed still, and I really really hope so, but I'm not very optimistic.

Hakkz · Aug 13, 2019

Now that the window is getting closer to shutting he won't be worth 40-50m to any interested teams. They can try bidding low and see how desperate we are, or they can wait until Jan and agree terms with him. We are in a shit situation either way, unless he signs a new deal with us which I don't think he will.

idontgetit · Aug 13, 2019

yankspurs said:
That would be a good deal, IMO. But i’d limit the clause to RM and Barca, if at all possible, as those are only clubs that Eriksen wants, particularly Madrid.

Non-English would be fair, or a far higher buy out for an English club.

WalkerboyUK · Aug 13, 2019

idontgetit said:
A new contract with release clause matching what's being currently being touted, coming into force at the end of the season would be a pretty fair compromise. That way he can always get his move to one of the monster clubs if they really want him and we're always guaranteed a chunk of cash.

Not really a compromise for him though is it.
A club paying us £60 million next summer means a decreased likelihood of a huge wage packet and signing fee for him.
Walk away for free and a chunk of that £60 million potentially goes in his pocket!

LaSpurs · Aug 13, 2019

SargeantMeatCurtains said:
Lol what? It’s pretty much universally reported and possibly the worst kept secret ever that his dream move is Real Madrid.

No doubt Eriksen originally - as in from his teens until fairly recently - dreamed of going to Barca. He’s a Barca-type player through and through but they just don’t rate him enough.

He’s not really in the Madrid mold anyway so I hope he comes to his senses soon and resigns.

spursfan77 · Aug 13, 2019

Primativ said:
Interesting little article from Miguel Delaney in the independent.

Says there is a willingness from CE to sit down with the club to see if a deal can be done for him. Deal as in new contract.

Says his options are limited with Madrid prioritising Pogba. Only really Juventus are an alternative.

Shame its Delaney saying it

Gilzeanking · Aug 13, 2019

He certainly didn't cover himself in glory while putting himself in the shop window in the CL Final . In Madrid's home stadium .

A blinder in that match and mebbe he'd be there now .

longtimespur · Aug 13, 2019

I wish people would stop trying to get him to RESIGN when they mean re-sign.
The first means goodbye the second means I'm still going to be here. :whistle:

Not aimed at any one person in particular

carmeldevil · Aug 13, 2019

longtimespur said:
I wish people would stop trying to get him to RESIGN when they mean re-sign.
The first means goodbye the second means I'm still going to be here.

Not aimed at any one person in particular

I've resigned to this.

DC Spur · Aug 13, 2019

idontgetit said:
A new contract with release clause matching what's being currently being touted, coming into force at the end of the season would be a pretty fair compromise. That way he can always get his move to one of the monster clubs if they really want him and we're always guaranteed a chunk of cash.

As posted by a few others, I really don't see why Eriksen would ever do this. By running his contract down to the final year, he has forgone increased wages that he could have earned by signing a new contract. His trade-off was that he gets to become a free agent and can sign a much higher wage (refer to A. Ramsey). I would love him to re-sign as a Spurs fan, but from his point of view, running down the contract and going to the highest bidder is the smart (and only) financial play. Signing a new contract with a release clause more than a trivial amount is not.

Khilari · Aug 13, 2019

Christian Eriksen is a wonderful player who was massively overplayed last year and as a result underperformed, against his very high standards. And yet, football is about people and evolution. No matter our love for Spurs, not all players will feel the same way. Not all our best players will want to continue our journey and we as a team need to move on.

Liverpool did it with Coutinho and before that with Fowler and Owen. Man Utd did it with Beckham and Arsen*l with almost every player in the last decade who have left to win something.

If I was CE, there's no way I'd sign a deal now. The ball is in his court. If no offer comes in, wait until January and see what's available.

This is the situation and Spurs will have to carry on irrespective.

idontgetit · Aug 13, 2019

How big are sign-on fees? He could be losing up to £6.5m (based on my fag packet maths) by staying on without a new contract so I guess they are pretty hefty?

The Legend of Tanguy · Aug 13, 2019

Report: Eriksen turns down another contract offer from Spurs

https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2019/08/13/report-eriksen-turns-down-another-contract-offer-from-spurs/

The source they're quoting seems to be bollocks though... but if it is indeed true and he turned down a deal that paid him more than Kane, then WTF mate.

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