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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Philippe Coutinho would be perfect Eriksen replacement, says Clinton Morrison"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Stephan Georgiou"
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published: "2019-08-08T09:50:46Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Philippe Coutinho would be perfect Eriksen replacement, says Clinton Morrison

**Former Premier League footballer and talkSPORT pundit Clinton Morrison believes that Philippe Coutinho would be a fine addition to the Spurs squad as the transfer window nears its conclusion.**

Coutinho has since [reportedly](https://talksport.com/football/583554/philippe-coutinho-transfer-exclusive-reject-tottenham-loan/) turned down a loan move to Spurs, but Morrison thinks that the Brazilian would be a perfect replacement for Christian Eriksen, who has also recently been [linked](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11779213/manchester-united-end-interest-in-christian-eriksen-with-real-madrid-looming) with a move this summer as the pace picks up ahead of Thursday’s deadline.

Speaking on [talkSPORT](https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1159049259100061696), with previous reports suggesting Spurs were best-placed to bring in Coutinho, Morrison spoke highly of a potential Premier League return for the 27-year-old.

He said: “I would love him to go to Tottenham. He’s a fantastic player, and the reason why I’d say it’d be a great move for Coutinho is if Tottenham do lose Christian Eriksen, I think he’s the perfect fit to replace him. I think he’s a tremendous player.

“I think he’s better than Eriksen in a one-on-one situation, and I’ll think he’ll score more goals than Eriksen.

“I just think he needs to come back and play football. I thought Liverpool would come in for him, but I think it would be a great bit of business if Pochettino could get him, and if Daniel Levy can pull it off, the manager would be really happy because he’s a tremendous player.”

Morrison may be right in suggesting Coutinho is better at taking players on, with the former Liverpool man completing [1.5 dribbles](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/80767/History/Coutinho) per game in the league last season (which is three times as much as Eriksen, according to [WhoScored](https://no.whoscored.com/Players/69344/History/Christian-Eriksen)).

And looking at Spurs’ [squad](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/kadernachposition/verein/148), Coutinho has plenty of areas in which to challenge for a starting position. Should he take up his more common position of [left-wing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/philippe-coutinho/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/80444), he would, at the very least, provide cover for Son Heung-min, whereas alternatively, in an attacking midfield role would battle Dele Alli for a starting spot should Eriksen leave for pastures new.

Therefore, there seems to be plenty of room to fit Coutinho into Spurs’ plans – and with time running out, perhaps Pochettino could be regretting missing out on the player with [reports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/11778879/tottenham-favourites-to-sign-philippe-coutinho-from-barcelona) suggesting Tottenham have been left to look elsewhere despite personally attempting to convince him to join.