AFTER what has seemed like an eternity of speculation ramping up and dying down at different stages, it appears that Liverpool may not be far off from closing a deal for Christian Eriksen.
This, from ESPN:
“12.22 BST: Christian Eriksen has agreed personal terms with Liverpool, and is set to complete a €21million from Ajax, according to Tuttomercato. Meanwhile, talkSPORT report that former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has encouraged Denmark star Eriksen to join the Anfield side.”
Nothing is official until it is announced by the club but after reports of AC Milan scuppering Liverpool’s chances of signing the Ajax playmaker this certainly came out of the blue.
On top of that, it’s great to see Ryan Babel associated with Liverpool FC again. After a few unproductive years at Anfield this may be Babel’s biggest contribution yet for the Reds.
It never hurts to have depth and quality in your side and Eriksen would certainly add that. The player has shown mass amounts of potential and at a young age of only 21, is still left with room to grow and develop.
Perhaps one of the best indicators of the Dane’s potential is the clubs that have been linked with him. Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, and Tottenham are sides with aspiration and potential, along with well developed scouting networks. Much has been made about the compatibility of Eriksen and Coutinho in the same side but one can only speculate what the manager has in mind.
In Liverpool’s recent friendly against Indonesia XI it appeared that Coutinho was, at times, playing wider on the wings as opposed to a more traditional attacking midfield position. If Brendan Rodgers did choose to deploy Coutinho in the wider areas of the pitch then he could certainly have room to add Eriksen to the middle of his attack.
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The prospect of quality passes linked through these two and being played to the frontmen is something that many teams would rightfully covet. It also adds quality to the attack, something the Reds lacked at times last season.
With the future of Luis Suarez uncertain the production of the attack is going to have to be subsidized. At the very least, the Reds will be without the services of the Uruguayan for the first quarter of the season as he serves the remainder of his ten match ban. If the load is placed on Daniel Sturridge to carry then he is going to need all the help he can get and Eriksen’s assist record speaks volumes to his playmaking ability. But Eriksen’s potential should be realized off the field as well.
Firstly, the purchase of Eriksen should be a clear signal of intent that FSG and Brendan Rodgers are serious about investing in this Liverpool team in attempts to guide them back into the top four. It also should send a message to players like Suarez that the club are not relying on their skill alone to carry them back to a Champions League spot.
Finally, with recent reports hinting at Barcelona’s possible interest in Daniel Agger, perhaps the infusion of another Danish player will make Agger feel more at home and convince him that the journey will be worth it.
Only time will tell if these most recent reports are true but for Liverpool fans suffering through the rigors of the off-season they should do their fair bit in getting the heart-rate moving.
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Welcome news, except its coming from Tuttomercato, who are about as reliable as, caughtoffside, Fanatix, goal.com. Out of every 10 stories they invent, maybe one pans out.
Great player. Nice skill on the ball with a strong winning mentality ..that’s what we need.
Get erikson 4 ur fsg & rodger. It is d type of player we ar hunting 4.
I don’t know wether to be pleased or not! Can’t help thinking he is highly over rated. But I really hope I’m wrong IF we really are Signing him.
(No news on his team mate Alderwiereld?)
I hope this is real? Cause I red it that henrikh was coming to anfild for medical b4 he finally signed for borrusia.
I will be happy to see him with red
Should this be real then we’re in for real show come this season. It’s frustrating not being where we used to be. YNWA!
Good player hope it’s true! Ynwa
I hope its true
out
reina loan
skrtel 12
enrique 8
henderson 15
downing 8
carroll 15
shelvey 6
assaidi 3
spearing 2
borini 8
FSG 20
total 97
in
traore free
mignolet 10
aspas 7
alberto 7
papadopoulos 14
eriksen 18
soldado 20
capoue 15
total 91
——————-mignolet———————–
kelly——papadopou———agger——jonson
———————-lucas————————
———-gerrard————-eriksen————
suarez————soldado————coutinho
Guys.. We aren’t signing him. The source is probably one of the most unreliable ones around, the story’s actually from days ago and absolutely no one else has covered it..
I whole heartedly agree, at least…I hope you’re right?
This can only mean good intendtion by the owner and BR
I like the look of the lineup . Only thing is Suarez is suspended for 6 more matches . Provided of course if he is still with us. You should also include youngsters like Sterling , Wisdom , Ide , Allen . Henderson shd still be around.Papa and eriksen would be a great addition to the team. Provided we can get them.
I wod she speculation of good player Erikesson to turn into reality and i secondly Arsenal should first coffess why they denied for us Theo Walcot and they demand for Suarez they shld forget we can not sell good player to them may be let send a bid for manus Warne Rooney cause they them Van persie plz BR Suarez is not up for sale 100%
Erikson + soldado or damiao would represent lfc sincere resolve @ fightn 4 d top 4.over £40m is good business lfc.suarez is a good player though,but he requires more than good playn 2 be an Anfield material.lfc 4 life!
I agree sell ballbag Saurez and by Eriksen and Soldsdo well said Kenzy great minds think alike
Yeah, right! I’ll believe this when it’s officially announced on the LFC website.
who says lfc can’t win de league, why re we just talking about getting back 2 top four? lets talk about winning de league and sign players. as 4 me if we can keep suarez lets still sign eriksen
technically gifted,World class player i wont celebrete til he arrives at anfield.
I agree wit u my Man
It would be absolutely mouth waterin 2 keep Suarez even with much squad depth. Ynwa
Good addition if he comes.