Christian Eriksen is one of Tottenham’s most popular players of the Premier League era – and according to reports we could yet see the playmaker turn out for them again.
Having made a wonderful comeback from the cardiac arrest that shocked the world of football during Euro 2020 last summer, Eriksen looked great as ever during his short spell at Brentford.
The 30-year-old Denmark international signed a short-term deal with Thomas Frank’s Bees back in January and went on to play a pivotal role in their superb form in the latter half of the 2021-22 campaign.
Brentford have reportedly offered Eriksen a long-term contract and are waiting on his answer, but there are suggestions that he wants to play Champions League football – and as a free agent, he has a choice of clubs that can offer that.
Having pipped their north London rivals to top four, Spurs are one potential destination – and it would make plenty of sense given his good relationship with head coach Antonio Conte.
Eriksen took time to get to grips with Conte’s style and was often left on the bench, but he gradually became an important player at Inter Milan, featuring deeper in midfield during their 2020-21 Serie A title win.
It’s a role he’s since replicated at Brentford, playing in a midfield three under his Danish compatriot Frank, in contrast to the more advanced position he used to take up in Mauricio Pochettino’s favoured 4-2-3-1 at Tottenham.
“At Inter we played with a 3-5-2 and at the time Christian was used to playing at Tottenham behind a striker in a 4-2-3-1,” Conte told football.london back in April. “So I think he needed a bit of time to understand my idea of football, but when he did this, he became a really important player for us.
“I see at Brentford they are playing sometimes 3-5-2 or 3-4-3. And in 3-5-2, he is doing the same things he did with Inter by being their playmaker, but when you have a player with great availability to improve themselves and put themselves…
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