THIS week has been a tough one for Christian Eriksen and his girlfriend Sabrina Kvist Jensen.
The Tottenham player was forced to rubbish online rumours that Sabrina had cheated on him with married team-mate Jan Vertonghen.
Christian took to Twitter to blast the story as “bulls***” but the false claims are upsetting for Sabrina, 28, whose loyal and loving support is the basis of an unbreakable relationship.
Sabrina sacrificed her own life in Denmark to move to London, ditching her hairdressing career to become a WAG when 27-year-old Dane signed for Tottenham in 2012.
But having a partner who pockets £75,000 a week – or £3.9m a year – isn’t all bad.
The couple have shared romantic holidays in Dubai, Tanzinia and Malaysia in recent years as well as rubbing shoulders with Danish royalty.
They shun the wild parties of some of the premier league players and prefer quiet dinners with friends, including Harry Kane and wife Katie Woodland, and nights out at music gigs.
While other WAGS spend their days in beauty salons and shopping in designer stores, Sabrina keeps a low key existence, looking after one-year-old baby Alfie and sharing playdates with best friend Katie.
Quiet life in a £7m Hampstead mansion
Christian has admitted that adjusting to life as a premier league player in London was difficult for both of them.
“You have to learn how to cope physically and mentally, but I can handle the pressure and the demands because I live seven days a week for my job,” he says.
“That is very tough for my girlfriend. Of course I would like to go out in the city with her and friends, but it just doesn’t fit in with playing in England.”
In 2016, Christian signed a new longterm contract with Spurs and splashed out on a mansion in Hampstead, where a five-bed house costs between £7m and £28m.
The player often posts pictures of the couple’s celebrations in the home – including his 26th birthday last year when he celebrated with a meal at home and was pictured with huge balloons of his initials and the number 26.
Fine dining and a date with royalty
Even before becoming parents, the couple shunned red carpets and glitzy parties for intimate meals with their closest friends, Harry Kane and Katie Woodland.
Tottenham Striker Harry, 26, took the Danish player under his wing as soon as he joined the club and Sabrina and Katie became close friends very quickly.
They bonded further over their pregnancies, with Katie giving birth to daughter Ivy just four months after Alfie was born, and they regularly get together for play dates with the babies.
On couples’ nights out, they choose high end London restaurants including Zuma, in Knightsbridge or Aqua Shard – where a steak costs upwards of £40.
Sabrina and Christian also love live gigs, and were recently spotted singing along at a Major Lazer gig in London. The four friends recently got together for a Bruno Mars concert, too.
Although they swerve the limelight as much as possible, they do make exceptions for royals.
In 2014, they met the Danish Queen Magrithe II at an official bash in their native country, posting a glamorous picture from the event.
Chris wrote: “An absolute honour to meet the Queen of Denmark yesterday! A night to remember!”
Holidays in Dubai and a safari in Tanzania
The couple like to travel and are adventurous in their destinations.
In 2017, before Sabrina fell pregnant, they took an extended break in Tanzania, where they went on a luxury safari holiday, costing around £5000 a head.
The couple were thrilled to see elephants, rhinos and lions as well as enjoying some downtown on stunning golden beaches.
Other recent holidays have included Dubai, where they were pictured riding a camel, and Malaysia, where they stayed in Kuala Lumpur.
The romantic pair have also taken breaks in Rome and Amsterdam, where they visited Christian’s old Ajax haunts.
Romantic partner born on Valentine’s day
With a birthday on Valentine’s Day, it’s not surprising Christian likes to get a little slushy on his Instagram posts.
Every August he posts an anniversary picture, writing in 2017: “Five years with this incredible and wonderful person.”
In December 2017, the couple announced they were expecting their first child with a cute shot of themselves cuddling, with Chris holding the scan pic and Sabrina wearing a shirt reading “coming soon.”
He wrote: “Mum and dad to be. #proud” with a heart emoji.
And fatherhood has made him even more romantic.
On February 14, this year, he posted a picture of Sabrina and Alfie with the message: “My birthday, Valentines and any other day of the year crew.”
On holiday last year, he posted a picture of Sabrina kissing Alfie with the words: “Not enough love for these 2!”
Rocked by fake ‘scandal’
The path of this true love was running smoothly until the cheating rumours put a bump in the road.
The original tweet spreading the fake news read: “Christian Eriksen’s wife has reportedly been caught having an affair with his team-mate Jan Vertonghen.”
But Christian stood by his partner, answering with a simple “Bulls***”.
The Tweet also claimed the Spurs squad were involved in a bust-up – with Harry Kane involved – attaching pictures of Jan Vertonghen sporting a black eye.
But Jan replied with a series of emojis, including a heart next to Christian’s Twitter handle.
The Sun revealed that the injury was instead from an ‘accidental’ training ground collision with Eriksen earlier this season.
Christian Eriksen blasts rumours Spurs team-mate Jan Vertonghen slept with his girlfriend and sparked dressing-room bust-up with Harry Kane
The vicious gossip would test any relationship but Christian has stuck by his girlfriend as steadfastly as she has always stuck by him.
