Lionel Messi wants €150 million Premier League superstar at Barcelona, €85 million superstar agrees to join Real Madrid and more: Transfer Roundup, 17 May 2019

Real Madrid seem to be in a hurry this summer and Messi wants Barcelona to bolster their attack
Real Madrid seem to be in a hurry this summer and Messi wants Barcelona to bolster their attack

Christian Eriksen has agreed to join Real Madrid

Christian Eriksen with his family
Christian Eriksen with his family

If the latest reports are anything to go by, Christian Eriksen will wear Real Madrid's whites next season. In what would be a minor setback to Barcelona, the Danish midfielder of Tottenham Hotspur has decided that he is heading to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer.

Barcelona were reportedly keeping tabs on Eriksen and were looking at him as a potential replacement for the ageing Ivan Rakitic. However, Real Madrid have been actively pursuing the central midfielder for a while and Zinedine Zidane is a fan.

Eriksen has already informed Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy that he will leave in the summer whether or not Spurs manage to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy. Eriksen's current contract will run out in 2020 and he has rejected all the offers that Spurs have made so far to extend it.

Real Madrid will have to pay a sum in the ballpark of €100 million to secure his services. Eriksen has given his yes to Zidane and Florentino Perez, as per the report.

Quick Links

App download animated image Get the free App now