{"id":13705,"date":"2020-02-05T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T07:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=13705"},"modified":"2020-02-05T10:19:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T07:19:40","slug":"why-christian-eriksen-left-tottenham-hotspurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/05\/why-christian-eriksen-left-tottenham-hotspurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Christian Eriksen Left Tottenham Hotspurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christian\nEriksen says he was &#8220;the black sheep&#8221; at Tottenham for being\n&#8220;very honest&#8221; over running his contract down at the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Denmark\nmidfielder Eriksen joined Inter Milan for \u00a316.9m last month, ending six and a\nhalf years with Spurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\n27-year-old&#8217;s admission he wanted to leave in the aftermath of the Champions\nLeague final defeat by Liverpool led some fans to turn on him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I\ndid get the blame for a lot of stuff, for being the bad guy,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His\ncontract at Spurs had been set to expire this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\nthe time Inter boss Antonio Conte offered an exit route, Eriksen says he had\ngrown tired of the speculation about his future and weary of the\nfinger-pointing from the stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nan exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Eriksen outlined his frustrations. In\naddition, he explained why he feels the treatment he received came because he\nwanted to be honest, the excitement he feels at joining Inter and Sunday&#8217;s\nderby with AC Milan at the San Siro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Eriksen says he was &#8220;the black sheep&#8221; at Tottenham for being &#8220;very honest&#8221; over running his contract down at the club. Denmark midfielder Eriksen joined Inter Milan for \u00a316.9m last month, ending six and a half years with Spurs. 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