For Manchester United’s final Europa League group game against FCSB on Thursday, Ruben Amorim once again decided to hand Christian Eriksen a start.
The Dane has mostly been used in cup competitions, starting only twice in the league under the Portuguese but making consecutive starts in the Europa League as well as in the Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
In fact, the head coach has trusted the Denmark international more than Casemiro who does not seem to bring the requisite intensity.
INEOS want the Brazilian gone due to his huge wages and would ideally like to recoup a fee from his sale but with Saudi interest fizzling out, a loan deal could be sanctioned with multiple clubs eyeing a late deal.
Amorim open to Eriksen departure
And now, Givemesport have claimed Eriksen could also make way this window with Amorim open to allowing the 32-year-old to leave.
The former Tottenham Hotspur star’s contract is up in the summer and United are open to a free exit should any interested suitors emerge with INEOS keen to get his £150,000 gross per week (via capology) wages off the books.
“Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has made a significant U-turn and decided he is prepared to sanction Christian Eriksen’s departure from Old Trafford without securing a transfer fee as the February 3 winter deadline edges closer, GIVEMESPORT sources have revealed.
“Having seen the midfielder receive limited mid-season interest despite entering the final six months of a contract which allows him to pocket £150,000-per-week, the Red Devils have resigned themselves to the fact that they have missed out on the opportunity to pocket a modest fee for his services.”
Ready to allow him to leave on a free
So far, there has not been too many concrete proposals and United do not expect the “world-class” midfielder to depart before February 3.
The player would ideally like to join his preferred outfit which is why he might opt to stay and see out his remaining contract with more interest in his services expected in the summer.
INEOS have been proactively trying to reduce United’s bloated wage bill as seen from Antony’s exit with Tyrell Malacia and Casemiro also slated to depart.
If both Eriksen and Casemiro were to depart, it would leave Amorim short in the middle of the park and the best case scenario would be for only the Brazilian to depart.
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Ayantan Chowdhury
Ayantan has worked for 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites but his heart was always set on writing about his favourite club. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25
