{"id":1092319,"date":"2019-06-05T14:40:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T13:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1092319"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T14:19:58","slug":"eriksen-next-season-dream-realistic-wildcard","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/eriksen-next-season-dream-realistic-wildcard\/","title":{"rendered":"Where will Christian Eriksen play next season? We’ve rated the dream, realistic & wildcard options"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a move that felt inevitable, Christian Eriksen has admitted he is open to leaving Tottenham Hotspur this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old, who has made 277 appearances for Spurs since joining from Ajax in 2013, has just one year remaining on his current contract and talks over a new deal have stalled a number of times. He has subsequently been linked with a move away from north London on several occasions in recent months.<\/p>\n

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Having missed out on winning a first trophy with Tottenham on Saturday, losing 2-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League final, Eriksen is now seeking “clarification” over his future. Speaking to the media in his native Denmark this week, the playmaker confessed he may seek a fresh challenge by leaving the capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m at a point in my career where I might want to try something new,” he said<\/a>. “But again, I have the deepest respect for everything that has happened with Tottenham, nor will it be a negative thing to stay with the club.”<\/p>\n

Eriksen went on to suggest there are a number of possibilities for him this summer. So we’ve had a look at all of the options \u2013 some more realistic than others \u2013 ahead of what could be a frantic few weeks for the Dane’s agent.<\/p>\n

Dream: Real Madrid or Barcelona<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Such has been the high standard of Eriksen’s performances over the last few seasons, Real Madrid and Barcelona have both been mooted as potential destinations at one time or another. A move to Barcelona was talked up when the Catalans’ deal for Philippe Coutinho stalled, while Real Madrid are the club he has been primarily linked with over the last few months.<\/p>\n

For any footballer, the La Liga pair are usually seen as the ultimate dream. Chances are that if a player is excelling for a top six club in the Premier League, they will be on the radars of both Real Madrid and Barcelona. And bar a slightly inconsistent final few months of this season \u2013 possibly a result of the transfer speculation \u2013 Eriksen’s displays will have caught the eye of Spain’s big two.<\/p>\n

Eriksen even mentioned Madrid in his revealing interview, naming the 13-time champions of Europe as one of the few clubs that will be seen as a step up from Spurs if he is to depart: “If you were to leave, I would hopefully feel that it would be a step up. Real Madrid is a step up, but it requires that there be interest from the club before anything happens.”<\/p>\n

Zinedine Zidane is expected to oversee a summer overhaul in the coming weeks, a process that has already begun with the arrival of striker Luka Jovic from Eintracht Frankfurt, the signing of Eder Militao from Porto in March, and the ongoing pursuit of Chelsea talisman Eden Hazard. Meanwhile, Barcelona have brought in Ajax starlet Frenkie de Jong to freshen up their midfield. The arrival of Eriksen would certainly help to further the respective goals of the two clubs.<\/p>\n

Squawka suggests: Real Madrid<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While signing Jovic and possibly Hazard will drain Real Madrid’s budget somewhat, they are more in need of additions than Barcelona, and so Eriksen ending up in a white shirt is debatably the more likely scenario. Bringing him in will inject the creativity needed for Jovic to be a success while adding a goal threat in midfield; Eriksen has scored at least 10 goals in five of his six seasons at Spurs.<\/p>\n