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'Eriksen's too slow for Bayern Munich' - Matthaus warns German champions not to sign Spurs star

Bayern Munich have been advised to steer well clear of the transfer battle for Christian Eriksen, with Lothar Matthaus considering the Tottenham playmaker to be "too slow".

The Bundesliga champions are hardly short on creative talent, with there being the opportunity for them to sign Philippe Coutinho on a permanent basis from Barcelona next summer.

They also boast World Cup-winning forward Thomas Muller on their books – although questions are being asked of his future at the Allianz Arena.

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Eriksen is among those set to come onto the market in 2020, with the Denmark international's contract running out at Spurs, and he will be able to discuss pre-contract terms from January.