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Spanish giants Barcelona are said to have made Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen their number one transfer target in the upcoming January transfer window.
Danish international Eriksen has emerged as a top target as Barca seek to strengthen their squad, according to Spanish news outlet Don Balon.
Barcelona are also said to be still interested in signing Liverpool’s Phillippe Coutinho and Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil.
Unnamed sources have said that Barca’s management have been tracking Eriksen for some time, and have been impressed with his performances for Spurs this season.
A move for Eriksen may be popular, as Liverpool’s asking price for Coutinho has been a deterring factor for the Catalan club and Ozil used to play for bitter rivals Real Madrid, which could mean that fans would struggle to take to him.
Eriksen has been a star for Spurs for several seasons. In 2016/17 he scored 8 goals and provided assists for 15 more. So far this season, This season, Eriksen has scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 13 PL matches. He has also made 75 appearances for Denmark, scoring 21 goals.
But Eriksen would not come cheap. He is contracted to Spurs until 2020 and club chairman Daniel Levy is notorious for driving a hard bargain – he would be loathe to see one of the clubs stars leave when the club are still in the Champions League and in contention for a top-four spot in the PL.
In today’s inflated transfer market, Levy would doubtless be looking for at least £100 million for the 25-year-old who could still have his best years ahead of him.
Eriksen himself has previously expressed an admiration for the Catalan side. Last summer he said: ““Barcelona are a great club. I don’t think there are many who say no to Barcelona.”