How much will Christian Eriksen earn at Man Utd?
Suraj Radia
- 14 Jul 2022 21:31 BST
- 3 min read
Christian Eriksen is edging closer to completing his move to Manchester United and a bumper contract has been agreed ahead of a medical.
Eriksen is a free agent after his short-term contract at Brentford expired and he reportedly turned down an extension from the Bees as well as an offer from Tottenham to sign for United.
The Danish international is believed to be travelling for a medical before flying out to link up with the United squad where he should be unveiled on a three-year deal.
The 30-year-old’s contract is said to be worth around £150,000 a week plus bonuses and the signing could be announced in the coming days.
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Eriksen is believed to have agreed a move to United a number of weeks ago however the club have been occupied with their other transfer business and have yet to conclude the deal.
Both sides have remained calm over the slow progress, with Eriksen happy to continue considering his options while United pursue deals for Frenkie De Jong and Lisandro Martinez.
The deal for Eriksen is not thought to be affected by either of those transfers despite De Jong perhaps operating in a similar mould to the Dane.
United boss Erik ten Hag believes both players can co-exist and the Dutchman hinted that Eriksen could play deeper than his usual attacking midfield role.
Imagine if United announce De Jong, Eriksen and Martinez like this it would be crazyy😭 pic.twitter.com/J8vurb1kS7
— Leo (@utdleo_) July 14, 2022
The former Ajax manager spoke about the position of Donny van de Beek and said the midfielder, back in the first team squad after a loan to Everton, played best behind the striker.
With Bruno Fernandes also a pivotal attacking figure for United, both Eriksen and De Jong could end up forming a partnership deeper in midfield, should the Barcelona midfielder end up joining.
United struck a €85 million deal for De Jong but the 25-year-old is reluctant to leave Barcelona and has yet to agree personal terms with the English side.
Meanwhile, a deal with Ajax for Martinez has also been in the works, with United set to beat Arsenal to his signing and the Argentine could be announced in a similar timeframe to Eriksen.
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