Christian Eriksen reportedly rejects Man U transfer

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Christian Eriksen reportedly rejects Manchester United transfer

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 21, 2022 1:17 PM ET

It was said ahead of this past weekend that Brentford were "resigned" to losing star midfielder Christian Eriksen, who has repeatedly been linked in rumors and stories with Tottenham Hotspur, his former Premier League club, and Manchester United. A Monday report then added United made "initial contact" with representatives for the 30-year-old.

There's a new twist to the story on the first day of summer.

Jamie Jackson of the Guardian reports that Eriksen rejected a move to United in favor of "either remaining at Brentford or returning to Tottenham." Football insider Fabrizio Romano later tweeted that Brentford coach Thomas Frank is at least somewhat hopeful Eriksen will stay put for a full season:

Christian Eriksen deal. Brentford are not giving up after bid submitted few weeks ago, Thomas Frank confirms to AS: “We hope he’ll decide in two weeks - he’ll call me and tell me what he wants to do” #Eriksen

Man United have confirmed their interest to his agent last weekend.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 21, 2022

Eriksen spent seven years at Tottenham before he joined Inter Milan in January 2020, where he won a Serie A title playing under current Tottenham boss Antonio Conte. The midfield maestro then nearly lost his life when he suffered cardiac arrest at the UEFA European Championship in June 2021, but he completed a heroic return to competitive play with Brentford in January and tallied one goal and four assists across 11 appearances through the end of the 2021-22 season.

Of the three English clubs mentioned as potential destinations for Eriksen, only Tottenham qualified for the upcoming campaign's UEFA Champions League competition. It's believed Eriksen wants to feature in Europe's top club cup tournament once more, but he could venture outside of the Premier League this summer to do so if he and Tottenham don't come to an agreement.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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