Pundit questions Tottenham letting Christian Eriksen leave.
Christian Eriksen is on the verge of leaving Tottenham Hotspur, with the midfielder pictured in Italy yesterday.
The Mail reported he was undergoing a medical with Inter Milan ahead of a £17.5 million move.
Tottenham would get nothing if they let him stay until the summer and allow his contract to run down.
Even so, pundit Paul Merson believes it is a mistake on Tottenham’s part to take the money.
Speaking to Sky Sports’ The Debate (10pm 27/1), Merson said he was surprised Spurs are selling such a key player at this stage of the season.
He said: “I’m quite shocked. For Tottenham to sell him for £17 million, that’s a cup of tea in today’s age.
“Tottenham need him to get in the top four. They have got a new stadium, and that’s what they bought Mourinho in for [to get top four].
“I’ll be shocked if they can replace him within 4 days, and if they don’t replace him, I don’t see them getting in top four, they haven’t got anyone better than him.”
This has been a really difficult one for Tottenham to assess this month, and there are arguments on both sides.
What has likely swung it, has been Eriksen’s desire to move.
Keeping a player against his will might not work out for Tottenham, and £17 million is not a bad price at all for a player with an expiring contract.
The debate can be had in more detail when Tottenham bring in a player or two of their own and address the creativity which will depart with Eriksen.
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