Eriksen 'prepared to find something new' with contract expiring
Midfielder Christian Eriksen expects to depart Manchester United when his contract expires this summer as he has said is yet to hear of any offer of an extension from the club.Eriksen joined United on a free transfer in July 2022, off the back of a short spell at Brentford and after having an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted following his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.The 33-year-old has made 16 Premier League appearances this season, with seven of those coming as a substitute."I haven't heard anything from the club, and therefore I assume that the collaboration will stop, that's how I interpret it," Eriksen told Danish media."My contract expires this summer and I am prepared to find something new. I am fine with that. Where it will be, I haven't decided yet."I haven't tried to be free of contract except after the cardiac arrest, but that was a bit of a different situation."I am waiting and seeing what offers come in. I am not going to make any hasty decisions, but if the right thing comes, I will take it - but I don't know what the right thing is."The intention is not to stay in England. I am not going to the USA, we are not going that far. We would like to stay in Europe, but it is too early to go home to Denmark. I feel like I have some good years abroad left."
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