Eriksen Set to Join VfL Wolfsburg in Bundesliga Move
Danish veteran Christian Eriksen is on the verge of a Bundesliga move to VfL Wolfsburg after his Manchester United contract expired.
According to multiple media reports, Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg has reached an agreement to sign veteran Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen bulinews.com bluewin.ch . The 33-year-old Dane, whose contract with Manchester United expired this summer, is set to join Wolfsburg as a free agent. Transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano announced on social media that the deal is effectively “done” and that Eriksen only needs to undergo a medical examination bluewin.ch . He has been training with Swedish club Malmö FF to maintain fitness, and would reunite with compatriot Peter Christiansen, the club’s Danish sporting director bluewin.ch.
Contract details and Danish connection
Wolfsburg would add Eriksen to a strong Danish contingent at the clubbulinews.com . Wolfsburg’s roster already includes fellow Danes Joakim Maehle, Andreas Skov Olsen, Jesper Lindström, Jonas Wind and Adam Daghim bulinews.com . If the transfer is completed, Eriksen would become the sixth Danish player on the team. Reports indicate that terms have been agreed and the 33-year-old has flown to Germany to finalize the move. The deal is said to be agreed in principle, and Eriksen is expected to undergo a medical and then sign his contract footballtransfers.com.
Eriksen’s career and international play
Eriksen has had a long European career. He has played for Ajax and Inter Milan, and spent several seasons in England’s Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford and Manchester United bulinews.com. He has made 144 appearances for the Danish national team, scoring 46 goals bulinews.com, making him one of Denmark’s most-capped players. Last season he featured in 35 competitive matches for Manchester United bluewin.ch. While Eriksen has played in top divisions in the Netherlands, Italy and England, he has never played in Germany’s Bundesliga thepeoplesperson.com . Notably, Eriksen collapsed on the pitch due to cardiac arrest during the Euro 2020 tournament (held in 2021) but made a full recovery and resumed his career bluewin.ch.
Sources: Reports from Danish sports daily Tipsbladet and German magazine Kickerbulinews.com, transfer news outlets and Fabrizio Romano’s announcement bluewin.ch footballtransfers.com, statistics from Bulinews bulinews.com, Bluewin/DPA bluewin.ch thepeoplesperson.com