Eriksen, who made his first team debut for Ajax two months ago against NAC Breda, has been been tipped by club manager Martin Jol to be a future Wesley Sneijder or Rafael Van der Vaart. Both players honed their skills at Ajax before moving to greener pastures-Sneijder to Real Madrid and Van der Vaart to Hamburger SV. Party Bets is offering you all the latest Premier Leauge odds, results and news.

Ajax are reportedly keen to tie Eriksen to a long term deal to ward off interest from the Gunners. Eriksen is said to be quite happy with the way his career is progressing in Holland and sees no reason to leave the Dutch giants at this stage of his career.

Eriksen made his international debut for Denmark last month and is a possible candidate to board the Danish plane to South Africa this summer for the World Cup.

The likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool were quick to voice their dissatisfaction over the suggestion. Other teams in the top half were considerate enough to give it a thought with Martin O’Neill describing it as “interesting” and one that “people might go for”.

Any change in the current format would have needed the approval of 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs. With the television deal in place for the next three years, any change would have reflected only after the current deal expired.

Also, the general consensus at the meeting was that the team finishing in fourth position after a gruelling season deserved to play in the Champions League. The congestion in the English football calendar did not help the change at all. Premier League bosses feared that this change would reduce the significance of the FA’s other tournaments especially the FA Cup. Why mend something that ain’t broken?

But comments made by Cesc’s father have added to the confusion. Fabregas Sr. admitted that his son would be open to a move to Camp Nou at the end of the season. Arsene Wenger though has been caught in the crossfire. He came out trying his best to douse the fire by saying ‘nothing plus nothing is nothing’.

Cesc Fabregas was a part of the Barcelona youth system and scored at an alarming rate for a midfielder. He moved to Arsenal in September 2003 sensing that his participation at Barcelona would be limited. With the emotional attachment towards the Catalan club, a move to the Nou Camp can never be ruled out.