The Ajax football school in Amsterdam is one of the best in Europe in the number of graduates who play in the TOP 5 championships. This club is strong not only with a world-famous academy, but also with a successful selection service for the search for young talents throughout Europe. One of the most striking successes of the Dutch was Christian midfielder from Denmark Christian Eriksen. “Tottenham Hotspur”, the Danish team ... His talent was difficult to discern from performances in, frankly, the weak championship of Denmark, but the scouts of the capital's club succeeded, and eventually Christian paid them in full.
The childhood and youth of young talent
Born in the small Danish town of Middelfart, Christian Eriksen from early childhood began to attend a football club, which was located in his city. The team there was, to put it mildly, unprofessional, but because of his extraordinary talent and great desire, Christian managed to hook his game of scouts of the club of the top division of Denmark - “Odense”. As a youth team player, he went on internships to great clubs such as Chelsea and Barcelona. The first refused the player because of his weak build, and the second simply did not have time to sign him, because they were ahead of the aforementioned Amsterdam “Ajax”. From that moment began the formation of a professional football player named Christian Eriksen.
Dutch fairy tale
The young football player spent the season 2009-2010, speaking for the youth team of Amsterdam, which is not surprising, because at that time he was only 17 years old. His game was to the taste of the head coach of “Ajax” and already in his 18 years, in 2010, Christian Eriksen made his debut for the main team. Fans praised him and adored him, because not every football player in his 18 years can catch even such formidable clubs as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United. Over the next 3 seasons in Holland, he went on the field in a T-shirt of “Sons of God” 125 times and was regularly marked by effective actions on the field. It was just that a footballer of this caliber could not stay in a club like Ajax for a long time, so his transition in 2013 shocked no one.
Christian Eriksen - Tottenham Hotspur as an attempt to jump higher
Everyone expected that this footballer will leave the TOP club from the TOP championship, but Eriksen did wiser by choosing Tottenham Hotspur (not the worst club) as a bridgehead to fly even higher. He understood that as part of Spurs he would receive a sufficient amount of playing practice, in addition, he would be in full view of the leading clubs of European championships, after all, the English Premier League. Tottenham himself was very happy to sign a player of this caliber, and with such a perspective as Christian Eriksen. The player’s transfer value was estimated at 10 million euros. At first glance, signing a 21-year-old football player with such talent is a good investment, but it only seems so.
Christian began to get into the starting lineup of Londoners immediately and immediately began to work out his contract. For 2.5 seasons in the Premier League, Christian spent more than 68 matches on the field, scoring 19 goals and giving a lot of assists. What was the puncture of the team from London? Christian simply refused to renew the contract with the team and in the summer of 2016 he will become a free agent and will be able to go to any club that invites him absolutely free. Given that now the cost of a football player, according to the authoritative German portal Transfermarkt, is estimated at 27 million euros. “Tottenham Hotspur” could very well earn if the contract was signed at least one season longer. Conclusion: Christian Eriksen acted European prudently, raised his transfer value and leaves for free. Which club does not want a football player with such a cost for free?
Personal life - Christian Eriksen
A football player is good, but, first of all, you need to remain human. In this indicator, he is an example to follow. At 23, he never got into bad situations on the field, in life, and is generally not a media star. The paparazzi, who are trying to expose some scandalous facts of Christian’s daily life, are sitting on a dry rations in the editorial office, because as we can all see, they simply do not succeed. One can see nothing to reproach the Dane with the press. With courage, we can say that Eriksen preaches a life principle, which can be expressed with these words: "Remain professional in any situation."