If you told Daniel Levy he could sign a 21-year-old attacking midfield stud at just €11 million ($14.7 million) he’d probably laugh really hard, and then ask you “wait, seriously?”
Maybe that’s what he did, because according to reports Tottenham Hotspur have agreed to a deal for Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen for that amount and have received permission to hash out personal terms with the player, which Ajax director Marc Overmars confirmed to Dutch news outlet De Telegraaf.
Eriksen, who is on the last year of his deal at Ajax, came up through the famed academy at the Amsterdam club and has made 113 Eredivisie appearances with the Dutch giants over the last five seasons despite his young age, scoring 25 goals and assisting 51. He already has two goals and three assists in four matches this season.
He’s thought of as one of the brightest young talents in Europe, so for Spurs to get such a good deal is clearly the work of Daniel Levy at its finest. The deal seems to have gone through quite quickly, with reports of Levy making his opening bid coming through just yesterday.
The Danish superstar, if he completes his move, will join Erik Lamela, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado, and Paulinho as new attackers this season, presumably bought with the expected haul in the Gareth Bale sale.
