Brentford boss Thomas Frank has admitted it will be “impossible” to replace Christian Eriksen’s quality after the midfielder opted to join Manchester United last month.
The Dane became a free agent this summer after his short-term contract with the Bees expired. He made an astonishing return with the Premier League club in January, scoring once and assisting four goals in 11 league outings less than a year after his on-field cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.
Brentford had offered him a new contract when his deal expired but Eriksen decided to move to United on a three-year deal instead. He’s already got off the mark too, netting on his debut in last week’s 4-1 behind-closed-doors win over Wrexham.
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Frank has conceded that Eriksen’s departure is a huge loss and he is having to rethink his strategy ahead of the new season. “I’ve said many times I would have loved him to stay,” he said.
“He obviously brought a lot of quality to us, we can’t replace that, that’s impossible. It’s about how I can construct a team to get as close as possible to get the output the team got with Christian in it.”
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