Former Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has joined Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Eriksen, 33, said in March he expected to leave Old Trafford after the completion of his third season at the club. This was confirmed by a club statement at the end of the 2024-25 campaign, announcing the Denmark midfielder’s departure alongside defenders Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans.
The Athletic reported in July that Wrexham had made an approach to sign the free agent. However, the Denmark international has now signed a contract with Wolfsburg until 2027, where he will wear the No 24 shirt.
“VfL Wolfsburg is my first club in the Bundesliga – I’m really looking forward to this new adventure,” said Eriksen. “I’m convinced we can achieve something together at Wolfsburg. The talks with the club bosses went very well. I immediately sensed that (head coach) Paul Simonis has a clear vision for the team and for me personally. The fact that there are several familiar faces in the squad from the Danish national team makes VfL a particularly attractive proposition for me.”
United signed Eriksen on a three-year deal in July 2022 as a free agent, following his departure from Brentford. The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder made 11 appearances for the west London club following his recovery from a cardiac arrest while representing Denmark at the European Championship in 2021. Eriksen was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) before his return to football.
He went on to play 107 times for United under Erik ten Hag and his successor Ruben Amorim, helping in his side’s run to the Europa League final with two goals and assists in nine appearances in the competition. His appearances became less frequent towards the end of the 2024-25 season, starting just two matches since the end of March, and scored in his final appearance from the penalty spot in United’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
Eriksen was widely regarded as one of the Premier League’s greatest attacking midfielders during a Tottenham Hotspur spell which spanned from 2013 to 2020, during which he made 305 appearances, registering 69 goals and 88 assists. He played a key role in his side’s run to the Champions League final in 2019, where they were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool, and left Spurs without winning a major trophy.
Having played 163 times in his early career for Ajax, Eriksen left Spurs for Serie A side Inter in 2020, where he made 60 appearances and won the 2020-21 Serie A title.
In March, Eriksen told Danish news outlet TV 2 Sport his preference would be to remain with a club in Europe, while suggesting he was not yet ready to return to his native Denmark but would consider a move back to his home country in future years. He added that a move to the United States would be too far for his family.
Wolfsburg, who have won two of their opening three games of the 2025-26 season, are next in action against FC Koln on Saturday.
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