Sunday, 12th May, 2013
Ajax coach Frank de Boer has revealed that Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp called him to congratulate him on winning the Dutch Eredivisie title – and then asked about Christian Eriksen.
Dortmund are keen on the 21-year-old starlet as a replacement for Mario Gotze, who is leaving in the summer to join Bayern Munich; the Bavarians have activated Gotze’s €37M release clause.
Eriksen’s contract with Ajax expires in 2014 and he has resisted penning an extension as he waits to see which clubs make a move for his services.
And De Boer expects Dortmund to be one of those sides.
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"Jurgen Klopp called me to congratulate me on the title", De Boer told Voetbal International.
"Then he asked about Christian’s situation. He is definitely interested."
Dortmund may not have a free run at signing Eriksen though, with English Premier League giants Liverpool having been consistently linked with bidding for the Denmark international.
De Boer meanwhile faces losing a trio of top stars this summer, after guiding Ajax to a third consecutive Dutch crown.
Also tipped to depart along with Eriksen are defender Toby Alderweireld and forward Siem de Jong.
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