Christian Eriksen is looking for a new club after Manchester United, but he will not find it in his home country of Denmark.
The 33-year-old has been with the Red Devils since 2022 and leaves after making 107 appearances, scoring eight goals.
It has been a pretty underwhelming spell at Old Trafford for the Dane, but he did pick up FA Cup and Carabao Cup winners medals under Erik ten Hag.
His contract comes to an end this month and the midfielder will be on the move, with his next destination unknown at this stage.
However, he knows where it will not be, after being linked with a romantic return to the club he spent time with as a teenager, OB.
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The former Inter Milan and Spurs star is not ready to move back to Denmark just yet, though, and has dismissed the link with OB.
‘I got it sent to me from someone who asked if I should return to OB,’ Eriksen told TV 2 Sport of the link to his former side. ‘My good agent has also been out and about saying that I shouldn’t.
‘It’s the football rumour mill. I hope no one has put money on it happening now, because then they’ll lose.’
Eriksen’s agent, Martin Schoots, has indeed been harpooning the rumour as well, telling BT: ‘Christian is still ambitious and has a lot to give to a bigger league.
‘I can easily see him playing in his home country in the future, but I think for now it will only be for the national team.’
Eriksen’s message as he leaves Man Utd
Eriksen wrote on Instagram: ‘A huge thank you to all the fans who has supported me through the last 3 years as a Manchester United player.
‘Thank you too all the kind and hardworking people at the club who has made me and my family feel so welcomed since day one. And a big thank you to my teammates, it’s been a pleasure sharing the changing room and pitch together!
‘It’s been an amazing time and I’ve made som incredible memories that I will keep for ever.
‘Thank you, Christian.’
While the veteran midfielder does not want a return to Denmark, he does want to spread his wings away from England.
‘I would rather get away from the Premier League,’ he told TV 2. ‘I feel I have had my turn in the Premier League, so I am looking outside the English borders.
‘It’s been a great place for me and my family, and we’ve been there for many years.
‘When I moved from Tottenham to Inter, it wasn’t the plan for me to go back to England. I’ve been there for three and a half years again since then, so you can never say never, but the priority is for me to leave.’
There seems little rush for him to make a decision on what will be next, prioritising upcoming Denmark fixtures against Northern Ireland and Lithuania and then a family holiday.
‘Right now there is nothing,’ he said. ‘There is interest all around, but there is nothing that I am close to signing.
‘My focus will be to play international matches and then have a good summer holiday. Then we will see how long the holiday will be.’