Christian Eriksen faces a simple and inescapable choice: stability with Tottenham, or chaos with Erik ten Hag at Man Utd

Christian Eriksen wants to return to the Champions League, which could give Tottenham the advantage over Manchester United. In many ways, Eriksen is the perfect signing for United. The club have seen Paul Pogba leave on a free transfer, and Juan Mata, Nemanja Matic and Jesse Lingard are all leaving too.

That leaves a need for a creative midfielder, one who can operate centrally, and one who can operate on the right wing. Ad/> Over the last few years with Tottenham, Inter Milan and Brentford, Erisken has managed to fulfil all those roles. At Spurs he often operated on the right of a trio behind the striker, and if United could employ a more attacking right-back than Aaron Wan-Bissaka, there would be no reason for Erik ten Hag not to try the same at Old Trafford.

TransfersMan Utd join race to sign Eriksen from Brentford as part of Ten Hag revolutionYESTERDAY AT 08:22 Given the scale of the rebuilding job that the Dutchman has to oversee, the fact that the 30-year-old is available for nothing should appeal. While he may be able to ask for an uplift in wages with no transfer fee needed, it would help stretch the transfer budget to make sure all positions are addressed. As well as Eriksen, the club needs a wide player, maybe a striker, another midfielder and a central defender.

Ten Hag may want even more than that if funds allow. Given he apparently is keen to bring in his former player Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona for around £70 million, a bargain like Eriksen would help him concentrate his firepower. But United’s desperation as they enter the summer transfer window could be enough to put Eriksen off.