Ryan Babel comments on Tottenham Hotspur’s Christian Eriksen

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Tottenham Hotspur star Christian Eriksen and Fulham winger Ryan Babel played together at Ajax.

Former Liverpool winger Ryan Babel has suggested to The Sun that he did not think that Christian Eriksen will be a success at Tottenham Hotspur.

Babel, who has joined Fulham in the January transfer window, played with Eriksen at Ajax during the 2012-13 season.

The 26-year-old Denmark international moved to Tottenham from Ajax in the summer of 2013 for a transfer fee reported by The Sun to be worth £11.5 million.

Babel has said that he was sceptical when Eriksen moved to Spurs, and the Fulham winger has also said that he has been amazed by how well the star has done in the Premier League.

Babel told The Sun about Eriksen: “I was very sceptical in the beginning because we played together for a year at Ajax in 2012.

“Of course Christian was amazing technically but, physically, he didn’t want to be in challenges. For him to go to England, I was sceptical about it.

“But so far he has amazed me — he is an incredible player who is much stronger than he was before.”

Stats

Eriksen is one of the best and most creative midfielders in the Premier League and is a key figure in the current Tottenham team.

According to WhoScored, the 26-year-old has made 14 starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League for Spurs so far this season, scoring four goals and providing seven assists in the process.

Fulham will take on Tottenham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Sunday.