DBasia.news – Real Madrid’s interest in Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen is getting stronger. El Real would sign him if Spurs would lower his transfer fee.
Real Madrid are still looking for the successor of Luka Modric. The Croatian midfielder refused the contract renewal as the interest comes from Inter Milan.
Losing Modric is a big gap in Real Madrid center line. Moreover, Modric is the actor behind Madrid’s deadly attacks.
Mirror reported Real Madrid think Christian Eriksen as the right player to replace Modric. The Denmark midfielder has the similar characteristic as Modric and also the skill in free-kick execution.
However, it’s not easy to sign Eriksen to Santiago Bernabeu. Tottenham owner Daniel Levy won’t release him at an affordable price. The 26-year-old is worth £225M.
As the rich club, the £225M transfer fee is out of their budget. Los Blancos might have financial instability if they force to sign Eriksen.
Now, Madrid hope the contract renewal for 18 months would be stuck. Thus, Madrid have the chance to get a discount from Tottenham. The 2019 summer transfer market would be the right time for Madrid to submit the offer.
If they fail to sign Eriksen, Real Madrid as reported by AS would maximize the role of Dani Ceballos. The Spanish player hasn’t got the proper playing minute due to the difficulty of competing with other midfielders.
Real Madrid need to anticipate Barcelona’s movement who are also targeting Christian Eriksen. El Barca think Eriksen is the next Andres Iniesta who left to Japan.
Possibility: 60 percent
Real Madrid need the new player in the midfield. Lately, El Real’s performance is too easy to be anticipated. But, Madrid need to sell some of their players to get the budget in signing Eriksen.