Christian Eriksen has verbally agreed to sign for Manchester United and he now looks set to become Erik ten Hag’s first midfield recruit.
23.06.2022 - 18:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
John O'Shea has questioned whether Manchester United's transfer interest in Christian Eriksen is necessary.
Erik ten Hag wants to sign Eriksen on a free transfer this summer. The midfielder is available for free after a six-month loan with Brentford, who provided him with a return to football following the cardiac arrest he suffered at last summer's European Championship.
Eriksen contributed one goal and four assists in 11 appearances for Brentford, re-affirming the talent he has. Ten Hag wants to sign the 30-year-old and Frenkie de Jong as he attempts to freshen and shape United's midfield in his image.
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However, former United defender O'Shea has questioned what role Eriksen would have if he joined the club.
“When a good player becomes available, they’ll figure out a way to get him in if they can, and if the manager wants him. With Christian Eriksen, they would have had discussions about him," O'Shea told Paddy Power.
“Thankfully, he’s got back to full fitness, and he showed his quality at Brentford last season. There’s lots of boxes to be ticked in terms of what he can bring to the team but is he the necessary fit for this team at this time?
"Manchester United have to weigh up those options. Eriksen is a quality player, no one is denying that. But is he the right fit for what Manchester United needs at the moment? That’s up to the manager and the recruitment team.
“There are other players at Ajax who Ten Hag should know very well and you’d hope that if there were certain individuals he thought could settle into the Premier League and Manchester United quickly, then hopefully they can get that over the line.
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