Sky Sports reporter: Man Utd have offered £300k-p/w contract to "world-class" target

Manchester United have offered transfer target Christian Eriksen ‘a good package’ to join the club, according to Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge.

The Red Devils are eager to snap up the 30-year-old, who is available on a free transfer following the expiration of his short-term contract with Brentford last month.

Eriksen’s return to football was one of the feel-good stories of 2021/22 following his distressing cardiac arrest on the pitch during Denmark’s Euro 2020 campaign last summer.

The playmaker somehow got close to reaching the peak of his powers once again after Brentford handed him a six-month deal in January, registering one goal and four assists in 11 Premier League matches.

And Eriksen’s impressive showings for the west London outfit have sparked a race for his signature, with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Newcastle United all being credited with an interest.

However, Sky Sports recently revealed that the experienced star is set to choose between Manchester United and Brentford as he contemplated his next move.

Eriksen spent three-and-a-half years at Dutch giants Ajax at the beginning of his career and new United boss Erik ten Hag appears to be targeting players who have previously turned out for the club and are familiar with his style of play.

Bridge has informed GiveMeSport that the Old Trafford outfit have offered Eriksen ‘just under £300,000-a-week’ to join Ten Hag’s revolution.

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He told GMS: “Manchester United have offered him a good package, just under £300,000-a-week, I think.

“So, does he want to stay in London? Or does he want to go and play for Erik ten Hag and a couple of ex-Ajax teammates? I mean, he’d be a