Following the long-awaited departure of Christian Eriksen in the January transfer window, Tottenham can finally look to a future where they don't have the Denmark international's name hanging over their heads anymore.

The former Ajax man was linked with a move away back in the summer, but eventually stayed put in north London, and endured a fairly disastrous final few months before he sealed his exit to Inter.

He managed just two goals and two assists in 20 Premier League games, and there may well have been a sense of 'good riddance' when his departure was confirmed.

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Naturally, Spurs may be looking to sign a replacement attacking midfielder, and according to Sport Bild (via Sport Witness), Jose Mourinho's side have been offered the chance to sign RB Leipzig's Emil Forsberg.

The report claims that along with the Lilywhites, the likes of Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Leicester and Everton have all been given the opportunity to make a move for the Sweden international too.

But whilst he has a generally impressive record in his time at Leipzig - he has managed 37 goals and 50 assists in 165 games - his underlying numbers this season point to someone who would be no better than what they had with Eriksen.

As per Whoscored, he is averaging just 1.1 shots and 1.2 key passes per game in the Bundesliga this year, less than what Eriksen managed in his time in the Premier League before his move away - the Dane has numbers of 1.3 shots and 1.2 key passes per match.

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And defensively, Eriksen also performed to a significantly better standard than what Forsberg has produced this campaign. The former Spurs man averaged one tackle and 0.6 interceptions per game in the top-flight, whilst Forsberg is registering almost half that in both those categories - 0.6 tackles and 0.3 interceptions respectively.

Some fans earlier in the season slammed Eriksen's display against Manchester United, and questioned his attitude. To think that a less than committed version of the play-maker has still averaged better numbers than Forsberg in so many key areas should be a warning that Spurs simply cannot ignore. Mourinho must avoid taking up the opportunity to sign the Leipzig man.

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