When Christian Eriksen played at Ajax, Erik ten Hag wasn’t there yet. When ten Hag went to Ajax, Eriksen was already gone. Now the two find each other.
Danish national soccer player Christian Eriksen is set to move to Manchester United. This is reported, among other things, by “The Athletic” and the “Guardian”. Eriksen received a three-year contract with the “Red Devils”. The 30-year-old was coach Erik ten Hag’s dream player.
Eriksen was the center of attention at EURO 2021 when he suddenly collapsed on the pitch with cardiac arrest in Denmark’s opening game against Finland at Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium. Paramedics had to revive him. He was then fitted with a defibrillator.
past at Ajax
At club level, the midfielder most recently played for Premier League club Brentford FC. His contract with Inter Milan was terminated because he was not allowed to play in the Italian Serie A with a defibrillator.
Both Eriksen and United manager ten Hag have a past at Ajax. Eriksen played in Amsterdam from 2009 to 2013, ten Hag was part of the Dutch champions from 2017 until a few weeks ago. The two have known each other for a long time and have not yet worked together.