Tottenham insider John Wenham has made an interesting claim on Christian Eriksen possibly returning to the club under Antonio Conte.
The Lowdown: Creative issues; Eriksen’s absence
As we all know, Tottenham parted ways with Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday after just 10 Premier League games in charge. Conte has today been appointed as the man to replace him in the Spurs dugout, and one of his first tasks will be to click Tottenham back into gear in an attacking sense.
Spurs rank 19th in the Premier League for goals scored and 17th for xG, and one man who could help to remedy that is Eriksen, who contributed to 159 goals during his six-and-a-half years in north London.
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The Latest: Premier League return, Wenham reacts
A report from The Telegraph towards the end of October suggested that Eriksen could go back to the Premier League due to Italian health rules stopping him from making a playing return with Inter Milan following his cardiac arrest during Euro 2020.
This is what Spurs insider Wenham had to say to Football Insider regarding a potential return, seemingly backing Conte to go after Eriksen:
“If Conte comes in, there is one transfer I would love to see.
“I’m just speculating here. Would Christian Eriksen fancy coming back?
“There is a story going around about him not being allowed to play in Italy.
“Obviously it’s amazing that we can even talk about him coming back because what happened to him during the Euros was awful.
“Tottenham should be exploring that and how it could work. If I could bring back one former player from the last 10 years, he’s the man.
“I hope Tottenham are looking into that and have the lawyers doing their due diligence on whether that would be possible.
“I would watch out for this one.”
The Verdict: Smart move?
Tottenham’s first team squad appear to be stuck in a bit of an attacking rut, so bringing in a player who knows plenty of the current squad and has had success in north London could be a wise move.
Eriksen scored 69 times and registered 90 assists for Tottenham, but the 29-year-old is yet to play this season.
On that basis, it could take the attacking midfielder a while to get back up to speed in England, but his arrival could give Spurs a much-needed boost.
In other news: Spurs meet with club of £45m-valued ace with 14 goals in 17 games ahead of possible January move.
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