Christian Eriksen transfer to Celtic ‘makes sense’, says former Man Utd defender

It ‘makes sense’ for Christian Eriksen to implicit a daze transportation to Scottish champions Celtic, according to erstwhile Manchester United defender Paul Parker.

Eriksen is expected to permission Old Trafford erstwhile his declaration expires astatine the extremity of June 2025 and Celtic has emerged arsenic a a astonishing enactment for his adjacent club.

Celtic brag Brendan Rodgers is thought to beryllium a semipermanent admirer of Eriksen, and it seems a power is not beyond the realms of possibility.

Ex-United defender Parker is convinced Denmark planetary Eriksen tin play astatine a higher level but admits he’d emotion to spot him successful a Celtic shirt.

Quizzed astir the 32-year-old midfielder being linked to the Scottish side, Parker told SpilXperten: ‘Eriksen to Celtic makes sense.

‘Brendan Rodgers knows him from the Premier League, and helium knows [Celtic goalkeeper Kasper] Schmeichel from the nationalist squad done galore years.

‘Language won’t beryllium an contented either, truthful it seems similar an evident move.

‘I inactive judge Eriksen has the level for much than the Scottish league, but that’s nary disapproval of Celtic.

‘It’s a large club, and Eriksen tin headdress disconnected a fantastic vocation with a large acquisition astatine Celtic, wherever the full metropolis revolves astir football.

‘All eyes volition beryllium connected him, arsenic he’ll beryllium the biggest prima successful the league. He’s 1 of the champion players of the modern epoch successful the Premier League, truthful helium indispensable besides beryllium acceptable for the sizeable unit that comes with that.

‘But he’s a precise calm guy, truthful I really deliberation he’ll grip that conscionable fine. I anticipation so, too, due to the fact that he’s specified a thoroughly likable and nonrecreational person. He deserves a dignified extremity to his career.

‘What a vocation he’s had. Many players imagination of a résumé adjacent remotely adjacent to his, and that’s what I anticipation he’ll beryllium remembered for: his interaction connected the pitch.

‘He deserves that aft playing for the biggest nine successful England, the biggest nine successful the Netherlands, 1 of the biggest clubs successful Italy, and an incredibly charming nine similar Brentford. Oh, and yes, helium besides played for Tottenham.’

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