Real Madrid Transfer News: Blancos Eye Christian Eriksen in Latest Rumours

Real Madrid will reportedly keep an eye on Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen, as Los Blancos view the Denmark international as an eventual replacement for Luka Modric. 

According to Marca's Santiago Siguero (via Chris Winterburn), the European champions know a summer move is next to impossible, but they have their eye on a transfer somewhere down the line.

Per the report, Real have no plans to move on from Modric yet, but they realise the former Spurs man is 32 years old and will not be around forever. Similarly, the north London club are not expected to sell Eriksen anytime soon.

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Sport (via Sport Witness) reported Spurs are preparing a new five-year contract for the midfielder, and the club would hold out for a fee of more than €100 million (£87.8 million) in the event of a sale.

Modric has been a big reason behind Real's recent dominance in Europe and played a vital role in the UEFA Champions League final win over Liverpool on Saturday.

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The Croatia international does all the little things well on the pitch and is seemingly always in the right place at the right time. While he won't blow people away with impressive assist totals or spectacular goals, he makes sure other players are in a position to do those things.

Eriksen wouldn't be a like-for-like replacement, as the 26-year-old has far more scoring potential and isn't as good a defender. He has moved further back into midfield as time has gone on, though, and could take on a similar position in the Spanish capital.

There have been no indications he's looking for a move, and in March, Eriksen told Danish outlet BT (h/t Adrian Kajumbain the Mirror) he's perfectly happy in north London.

He has yet to win a major trophy with the club, however, and if that drought continues, it wouldn't be a surprise to see him push for a transfer at some point in the future.

Eriksen wouldn't come cheap, but neither did Modric, who has more than justified his reported £30 million (€34.1 million) fee since his move in 2012.