DBasia.news – Not only Real Madrid, but Chelsea are also interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder, Christian Eriksen.
Tottenham Hotspur signed Eriksen worth £11M in 2013. Currently, the 26-year-old player is one of the greatest attacking midfielders in the Premier League.
Eriksen scored 62 goals in 250 matches with Tottenham. The number would grow because Eriksen is in his productive age.
Mirror reported Tottenham actually want to keep Eriksen as long as possible. But, he refused to sign the contract renewal and his contract would end in June 2020.
The situation makes Real Madrid negotiated with Eriksen’s agent. El Real want to make him as the successor of Luka Modric who wants to leave Santiago Bernabeu.
One of the sources from Spain, AS, said Eriksen is interested to play in Real Madrid. He thinks Los Blancos is one of the world’s biggest clubs.
“Eriksen sees Madrid as a very big club. For him, it would be a great honor to play in the Bernabéu,” the source mentioned.
“When we talk about great clubs, of course, we talk about Madrid. It could be the first option,” he continued.
However, it won’t stop Chelsea’s pursuit to sign Eriksen. The Blues believed Eriksen doesn’t want to play outside England.
Christian Eriksen’s Possibility to Join Real Madrid: 50%
Christian Eriksen’s Possibility to Join Chelsea: 40%
Eriksen’s decision of not renewing the contract indicates that he would leave soon. Real Madrid are one step ahead of Chelsea because it would be impossible to see Tottenham releasing his prominent player to England club.