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New Inter Milan signing Christian Eriksen has opened up on previous talks regarding a transfer to Manchester United and said he was cast as "the black sheep" at Tottenham Hotspur prior to his January exit.
Eriksen, 27, joined the Nerazzurri for €20 million (£16.9 million) during the winter transfer window, ending his six-and-a-half-year tenure at Tottenham before his contract was due to expire this summer.
The Denmark international told BBC Sport's Simon Stone that United were in the running to sign him "for a few years," but the prospect of joining Italian giants Inter was ultimately too tempting:
"For a few years [United were interested], but it was never really likely.