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da esoccer bet： Christian Eriksen’s future remains up in the air at Tottenham Hotspur.
The Denmark international outlined his own intention to depart the club earlier this month, amid links with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
However, it appears that the trail is beginning to run cold; Marca claim that Real are instead set to focus their attention on attempting to acquire Paul Pogba from Manchester United.
Eriksen, of course, is something of a low-cost alternative to the Frenchman. The Daily Telegraph report that chairman Daniel Levy is keen to receive at least £80m from clubs outside of the Premier League, while he wants £130m from those in England.
Juventus have also been credited with an interest but they too are interested in Pogba and it appears that Eriksen’s future is intrinsically linked with that of the France international.
If he ultimately stays at the club – it feels possible, and no report has yet claimed that Spurs are in a rush to sell – Mauricio Pochettino faces something of a headache next season.
The club have been linked with Real Betis star Giovani Lo Celso and Sporting’s Bruno Fernandes and, while the link with the former appears predicated on the idea of the Dane leaving, there is a chance that an attacking midfielder could be recruited even if Eriksen stays.
How, then, does he become the game-changing playmaker extraordinaire that Spurs need?
One feels that deploying him as a support striker, particularly if Harry Kane remains without much support, could see him unshackled.
He scored eight goals and laid on 12 assists in the Premier League in 2018/19 but he all too rarely affected the biggest games. He did not score against a single member of the top six, but he has the ability to.
He averaged 2.4 shots per game in 2018/19. Having made 35 appearances, that equates to 84 shots in total and a goal from every 10.5 shots. That can also be improved.
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Pushing Eriksen forward, behind Kane, who averages a goal from every 5.9 shots, could give the Dane the jolt of electricity his game needs.
As it is, he is all too regularly deployed on the flank or deeper in midfield, to make way for Dele Alli.
Alli, by comparison, averages a goal from every eight shots and that is largely because of the fact he is allowed the opportunity to play on Kane’s shoulder.
Eriksen is one of the best in the business at popping up in little pockets of space unbeknownst to opposing defenders, so could definitely try his hand in the Alli role.
If he does stay at the club, moving him forward makes sense; it will offer him the chance to grow and develop as a player, rather than regressing deeper in the side as he did last season.
If he can enjoy another productive campaign next term, scoring goals and registering assists, perhaps next summer would see clubs expressing their interest again.
And maybe then, they’ll follow up on it.