Eriksen seemed to imply that he was interested in a move to a big club in a different country, in a strong league, and made it clear that he wasn't really interested in just moving for the sake of it (or for the money), and if that didn't happen, he'd stay.
Real were an obvious preferred destination, but even so, the sort of clubs that he would be interested in (and vice versa) and could also afford him, isn't that huge.
He wasn't exactly agitating for a move, and nor was he going to be pressured into signing a new contract, or going to a club he didn't fancy.