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Eriksen: Danish "Player of the Year"
Boilesen: Greatest talent
Eriksen: Danish "Player of the Year"
Boilesen: Greatest talent
But United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is willing to spend big to sign the 19-year-old attacking midfielder, according the Daily Star Sunday, as he searches for a belated replacement for Paul Scholes, who retired at the end of last season.
"United are hot on him. Trust me, they want him and £20 million is the price being bandied around," a source in Scandinavia told the newspaper. "Yet ironically both Chelsea and Spurs turned him down several years ago because they thought he was too small. He has since turned into a world-class player."
Denmark international Eriksen, who plays his club football in the Eredivisie, was named as Dutch Talent of the Year in May 2011, by a panel that included Holland legend Johan Cruyff.
"This prize is just the start for him," Cruyff said at the time. "It should prompt him to try to get the best out of his career. The talent is there, the recognition also, now it is up to the player.
"He is a typical Danish player. You can compare him with Brian and Michael Laudrup, and only time will tell if he can reach the same level."