Of the six Manchester United players out of contract in June 2025, Christian Eriksen is one who faces a particularly uncertain future.
Heading into the campaign, the expectation was that the Dane was entering his final season at Old Trafford, having joined during Erik ten Hag’s maiden transfer window in 2022.
For the most part, fans are still anticipating that will be the case come the end of the season. Eriksen will be 33 when his terms expire, and his glory days, most notably at Tottenham Hotspur, are now behind him.
What’s prompted perhaps the slightest bit of uncertainty regarding his future, though, is that he has been one of only a handful of standout performers for the club since August.
Eriksen has eight months remaining on United’s books
Eriksen is already halfway to tallying the total starts he made across the entirety of 2023/2024 after being given the nod seven times in all competitions thus far, more recently against his former club Brentford last weekend. In that time, he has returned three goals and three assists – although none of his contributions have come in the Premier League as of yet.
During last month’s 7-0 thrashing over Barnsley, the midfielder notched a brace and an assist, after which he was hailed as ‘unbelievable’ by Sky Sports pundit – and ex-Spurs teammate – Michael Dawson.
He’s poised to make the starting 11 tonight, too. United take on Fenerbahce in a Europa League group-stage tie at 8pm, and with Bruno Fernandes suspended, Eriksen may be deployed in a more attacking role to fill the No.10 void.
Ahead of the clash, he spoke with the media, unsurprisingly being pressed on his future by reporters. He calmly responded: “It’s not really up to me when my contract runs out, it’s up to the club.
“I am enjoying it here. When the summer comes, if the offer is there, I will definitely take it seriously.”
It was confirmed on Monday that the club are yet to initiate talks with Eriksen regarding a potential extension, leading Fabrizio Romano to claim that he is indeed ‘likely to leave’.
He’s been one of my favourite players for years. I, like most, expect(ed) this to be his last season at Man Utd. However, given his recent form – if he can keep it up – I wouldn’t mind him staying on, financial situation permitting. We could use a ‘cool head’ or two given all the youngsters we’re hoping to pull through to the first team. His defensive skills are still a concern, but paired with the right DM, or in an AM role, that’s tolerable in order to gain from his attacking vision, IMHO.