DBasia.news – Real Madrid continue the hunting the successor of Luka Modric who will turn 34 next September. One of the candidates is Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Christian Eriksen.
The problem is Tottenham won’t let him go easily. If Eriksen really needs to leave the club that he has been supporting since 2013, Madrid must pay the high transfer fee.
Transfermarkt predicted Eriksen’s fee reaches 80 million euro and Spurs could sell him higher. Spurs owner Daniel Levy is known for his capability to sell the players at a high price.
El Real won’t give up. AS reported Madrid are preparing James Rodriguez as the exchange so Spurs would release Eriksen to Santiago Bernabeu. James, 27, still has the top profile in Europe despite the declining performance.
Entering the second season as the loan-player from Madrid in Bayern Munchen, James just played 12 times of all competitions, only once as a starter, under Niko Kovac era. He got a series of injury.
It’s unlikely Bayern would activate his release clause worth 42 million euro. Moreover, Bayern already have Leon Goretzka who currently has his best performance with Thiago Alcantara and Javi Martinez.
Bayern also has Renato Sanches and Corentin Tolisso to play in the midfield. With this condition, Bayern won’t lose anything if they don’t sign the Colombian attacking midfielder permanently.
If Madrid set him as the exchange of Eriksen’s transfer, that would be bad news for the three clubs interested in him: Arsenal, Juventus, and Napoli.
James-Eriksen Exchange Percentage: 50%
Arsenal need James because Unai Emery adores him. Plus, Mesut Ozil isn’t performing really well recently amid the transfer speculation. Inter Milan might be interested in Ozil.
Meanwhile, in Juventus, James could meet his former teammate in Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo. For Napoli, James would reunite with the coach who could maximize his talent, Carlo Ancelotti.
The transfer depends on Spurs. If they agree to release Eriksen for a higher transfer fee and the player, the transfer would occur.