{"id":1141901,"date":"2022-07-04T22:49:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T22:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/04\/eriksen-agrees-in-principle-to-join-manchester-united\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T22:49:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T22:49:15","slug":"eriksen-agrees-in-principle-to-join-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/04\/eriksen-agrees-in-principle-to-join-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Eriksen agrees in principle to join Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image_2022-07-04_162328337-696x870.png\"   alt=\"Christian Eriksen spent the second half of last season at Brentford\" title=\"Christian Eriksen spent the second half of last season at Brentford\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Eriksen spent the second half of last season at Brentford\/ Source: @B\/R Football\/ Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has agreed in principle to sign for Manchester United on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old\u2019s short-term contract at Brentford ended last month.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed Eriksen could also have returned to Thomas Frank\u2019s side, but the lure of playing for United proved too much.<\/p>\n<p>A three-year contract is being prepared for Eriksen, who is still to have his medical at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Eriksen could be United and new manager Erik ten Hag\u2019s second signing of the summer transfer window, with Feyenoord defender\u00a0Tyrell Malacia\u00a0undergoing a medical at Carrington ahead of his move.<\/p>\n<p>The Dane returned to the English top flight when he joined Brentford in January after being released by Serie A club Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>He had to leave the Italian side after he had an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted following his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. Players who have ICD\u2019s are not allowed to play in the Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>It is thought the opportunity given to Eriksen by Brentford boss and fellow Dane Frank \u2013 plus his family enjoying living in London \u2013 meant a decision not to re-sign for The Bees was not straightforward, but he has now decided on United.<\/p>\n<p>Eriksen\u2019s former club Tottenham Hotspur, who he played for between 2013 and 2020, did have interest in re-signing him but have instead focused on other targets.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4wKFMUNobVc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Daughter Durga Chat Room on Adom TV (4-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4wKFMUNobVc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Eriksen spent the second half of last season at Brentford\/ Source: @B\/R Football\/ Twitter Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has agreed in principle to sign for Manchester United on a free transfer. The 30-year-old\u2019s short-term contract at Brentford ended last month. 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