Thursday, 18th July, 2013
The race to sign Ajax playmaker Christian Eriksen has taken an unexpected turn, with the news that the 21-year-old has reached an agreement with AC Milan on a four-year contract.
Eriksen is open to a move this summer, with his contract at the Amsterdam ArenA expiring in 2014. However, the midfielder is determined not to leave for any just club, having recently knocked back an approach from Bayer Leverkusen.
He has been strongly linked with Liverpool, although when questioned recently about interest from the Reds said he had nothing concrete to report.
Now it appears his future could lie with the Rossoneri.
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According to Danish daily Ekstra Bladet, Eriksen has agreed terms on a contract which would run for four years with the Italian giants. However, Milan have not yet thrashed out a fee with Ajax.
And that may not be entirely straightforward.
Ajax are thought to want around the €16m mark for Eriksen, who has removed the threat of leaving on a free transfer by saying he will sign a new contract with the club if he is still at the Amsterdam ArenA after the transfer window closes.
Milan now need to raise the funds for an approach, with offloading Kevin-Prince Boateng a real possibility.
The Ghana midfielder has suitors and Milan will hope to finance a swoop for Eriksen through his sale before considering other options to generate the funds.
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