Barcelona 'wanted Eriksen in the summer', but Messi 'wasn't impressed by him'

Barcelona reportedly wanted Christian Eriksen in the summer, but according to El Desmarque, Lionel Messi does not want the Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder at Barca.

It has been reported by the Spanish publication that Messi, as reported by FourFourTwo - has not been impressed by Eriksen's form during the current difficult period of Spurs.

The 32-year-old does not believe that the Denmark international attacking midfielder has the character to play for Barcelona, according to the report.

According to El Desmarque, Barcelona wanted to sign Eriksen from Tottenham in the summer transfer window in exchange for Ivan Rakitic and Carlos Alena.

Eriksen has been on the books of Tottenham since 2013 when he joined from Ajax and is out of contract at the Premier League club at the end of the season