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title: "Tottenham: John Wenham makes Christian Eriksen claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-11-02T14:15:56Z"
modified: "2021-11-02T14:15:56Z"
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# Tottenham: John Wenham makes Christian Eriksen claim

**Tottenham [insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/insider-tottenham-tipped-to-pull-off-amazing-eriksen-transfer-in-january-after-conte-update/) 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](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59110614) with Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday after just 10 Premier League games in charge. Conte has [today been appointed](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12456995/antonio-conte-appointed-tottenham-head-coach-following-nuno-espirito-santo-sacking) 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](https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1455257590787682310) in the Premier League for goals scored and [17th](https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1455257590787682310) for xG, and one man who could help to remedy that is Eriksen, who contributed to [159](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-eriksen/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/69633/verein/148) 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](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/10/29/premier-league-return-possible-christian-eriksen-effective-serie/) 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](https://www.footballinsider247.com/insider-tottenham-tipped-to-pull-off-amazing-eriksen-transfer-in-january-after-conte-update/) Wenham had to say to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/insider-tottenham-tipped-to-pull-off-amazing-eriksen-transfer-in-january-after-conte-update/) 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](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-eriksen/leistungsdaten/spieler/69633/plus/0?saison=2020) times and registered [90](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-eriksen/leistungsdaten/spieler/69633/plus/0?saison=2020) assists for Tottenham, but the 29-year-old is [yet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christian-eriksen/leistungsdaten/spieler/69633/plus/0?saison=2020) 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.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-spurs-dusan-vlahovic-nuno-espirito-santo-harry-kane-heung-min-son/)***