Pochettino refuses to rule out move for Inter midfielder

PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that the club will try to look into the availability of Christian Eriksen. The Inter Milan midfielder has struggled for form and he is available in the market after Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta confirmed that a few weeks ago about the same. Pochettino is no stranger to Eriksen after having managed the Danish midfielder during his time at Tottenham. After leaving Spurs in 2019, Pochettino had been out of work until now. However, he has been able to find a top job in the form of PSG. The serial French league champions will be aware about the quality possessed by Christian Eriksen.

The club are expected to be active in the transfer market following the appointment of Pochettino, who will have funds to spend in January and in the summer. A number of ambitious moves have been touted around. The club are reportedly keen on bringing Lionel Messi, who will be a free agent in the summer, for the ultimate reunion with Neymar. Pochettino is a manager would like to work with players who are not superstars. He also knows Eriksen extremely well after having managed him for the five seasons at Spurs.

Pochettino refused to rule out making a move for the midfielder, which would once again make PSG’s midfield very competitive. “This is not the time to comment on rumours, we just arrived a few days ago. We are monitoring the recovery of our injured players, we are talking with Leonardo and it is true that a club like PSG is looking at all the possibilities it has, all the more so with this complicated period linked to the health crisis,” said Pochettino ahead of his first match. PSG ended up drawing the first match, and a player like Eriksen will certainly provide creativity and work rate.