{"id":613712,"date":"2022-06-15T11:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=613712"},"modified":"2022-06-15T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T16:00:58","slug":"brentford-midfielder-christian-eriksen-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/15\/brentford-midfielder-christian-eriksen-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Identify Perfect Replacement for Multiple Departing Stars &#8211; Official Offer Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/centredevils\/status\/1537008268836745217\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adam Crafton of The Athletic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Manchester United see Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen as someone who can &#8220;fill in more bodies&#8221; in the middle of the park, having lost the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, and Juan Mata this summer<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Red Devils are prepared to slim down their squad this summer but need to find someone to replace the influence of the aforementioned trio in attacking midfield, and Eriksen seems the perfect fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United See Brentford Midfielder Christian Eriksen as Perfect Replacement for Outgoing Stars<\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Story So Far: United&#8217;s Pursuit of Brentford Midfielder Christian Eriksen<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United have recently confirmed the departures of 11 players, including Pogba, Lingard and Mata. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caughtoffside.com\/2022\/06\/02\/exclusive-fabrizio-romano-column-man-united-have-de-jong-plan-spurs-in-talks-for-defender-and-arsenal-make-belgian-midfield-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Erik ten Hag considers Frenkie de Jong a statement signing if they can convince Barcelona to part with the Dutch international.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/frenkie-de-jong-manchester-united-transfer\/CV58lXXatLh8\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Athletic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has reported De Jong is happy at Barcelona but flattered by the interest from the Red Devils. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/15\/manchester-united-james-garner-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United make surprising James Garner decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the departures confirmed by the Old Trafford hierarchy, it&#8217;s clear they have some holes to fill, especially in midfield &#8211; making it a strong possibility they could sign both De Jong and Eriksen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a> have made an offer to sign free agent Christian Eriksen. Frenkie de Jong is believed to be the club&#39;s top midfield priority. But talks with Barcelona have some way to run and the club have other options, of which Eriksen is one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mujournal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mujournal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@David_Ornstein<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/04DYZ3BzMr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/04DYZ3BzMr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; United Journal (@theutdjournal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theutdjournal\/status\/1536707340845494272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Returning From The Brink<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following his return to football after his devastating collapse from a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/12\/euro-2020-denmark-finland-christian-eriksen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">cardiac arrest at Euro 2020<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the Danish international signed a contract until this summer with Brentford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> He has impressed with the newly-promoted side, making 11 appearances, providing four assists and scoring once during his spell in West London. While at Brentford, his impressive form earned him a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/15\/christian-eriksen-returns-to-denmark-squad\/\" target=\"_self\">recall to the Danish national team<\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; where he scored in a 4-2 loss to the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Where Next for Eriksen?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eriksen has won the hearts of many following his triumphant return to top-flight football. He showed no ill effects of his cardiac arrest while playing for the Bees. At 30 years old, time is still on his side &#8211; and his class was still evident at the Brentford Community stadium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The West London side are keen to retain the services of the Danish maestro. Eriksen has not decided on his future &#8211; with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/14\/manchester-united-tottenham-christian-eriksen\/\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/14\/djed-spence-tottenham-hotspur-hint\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tottenham<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0keeping tabs on his situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eriksen has shown his ability is still very much there following his recovery. Wherever he decides to go, they will be getting a player hungry to prove his class once again.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Adam Crafton of The Athletic, Manchester United see Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen as someone who can &#8220;fill in more bodies&#8221; in the middle of the park, having lost the likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, and Juan Mata this summer. The Red Devils are prepared to slim down their squad this summer but need [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":613718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8684,18,1267,7188,24,28],"tags":[292],"class_list":["post-613712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-brentford","category-manchester-united","category-newcastle-united","category-rumours","category-tottenham","category-transfers","tag-christian-eriksen"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=613712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}