CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN has turned his back on extending his Premier League stay – insisting: I’ve done my time in England.
The Denmark international is a free agent with his Manchester United contract expiring, and there is top-flight interest in the midfielder.
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But Eriksen, 33, declared his aim to play in another country after spending over ten seasons in the Premier League.
Signed from Ajax, he had a seven-year stay with Tottenham before leaving for Inter Milan in 2020.
Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on national duty in June 2021, but went on to have a six-month spell with Brentford in early 2022.
United signed him that summer, and he went on to score eight goals in 107 Red Devils appearances.
Eriksen told Danish TV: “I would rather get away from the Premier League.
“I feel like I’ve taken my turn in the Premier League, so I’m looking outside the English borders.
“It has been a great place for me and my family, and we have been there for many years.
Tour miss
Eriksen, like fellow Scandinavian Victor Lindelöf, was absent from United’s chaotic post-season tour.
Some reports suggested the pair refused to travel to Asia for the money-spinning trip.
The Dane playmaker stayed to tie the knot with long-time partner Sabrina Kvist Jensen. Whilst, Lindelof’s wife Maja is currently heavily pregnant with the pair’s third child.
He added: “When I moved from Tottenham to Inter, it wasn’t my plan to go back to England either.
“After that I’ve been there for three and a half years again, so you should never say never.
“But my priority is that I have to leave.”
Danish bookies installed home-country club Odense as favourites to be Eriksen’s next employer. He spent three years in their youth ranks.
But the midfielder insisted: “It’s football’s rumour mill. I hope no-one has put money on it being now, because then they will lose.
“Right now there is nothing. There is interest all around, but there is nothing where I am close to signing.
Eriksen’s move to Manchester United was brought about after his cardiac arrest in the 2021 European Championship prevented him from playing football in Italy due to the implantable defibrillator inserted in his chest.
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His Inter contract was subsequently terminated following the ruling from of the Italian Football Association and he joined Brentford on a short-term deal before signing for United.
The installed defibrillator means that Eriksen is still unable to play football in Italy therefore sign for an Italian club.
“My focus is on playing international matches, and then go on a good summer holiday,” he concluded.
“Then we will see how long the holiday will be.”