Eriksen signs for Brentford months after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020

Eriksen signs for Brentford months after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020

The Denmark international left Inter Milan in December by means of mutual consent because the implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, he had fitted intended he was no longer allowed to play in Italian soccer.

But the Premier League does not have the identical rule and Brentford issued a declaration on Monday confirming they had signed the previous Tottenham playmaker till the give up of the season, situation to worldwide clearance.

Eriksen, 29, who has been education with younger gamers at another of his former clubs, Ajax, stated he became raring to move in a quick video on Brentford's Twitter feed.

"Hi everybody, it's Christian Eriksen," he said. "I'm satisfied to announce that I've signed for Brentford Football Club and I can not wait to get started out and with any luck I'll see you all very soon."

Brentford supervisor Thomas Frank, who worked with Eriksen whilst in rate of Denmark's Under-17s squad early in his coaching profession, welcomed his compatriot, announcing it changed into an "implausible possibility" to carry a world-magnificence participant to the club.

"He is match but we will need to get him suit-suit and I am looking forward to seeing him work with the gamers and team of workers to get lower back towards his highest stage," he said.

"At his fine, Christian has the capacity to dictate games of football. He can locate the proper passes and is a intention danger.... I assume him to have an impact within the dressing room and at the education floor."

- Cardiac arrest -

Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest in Denmark's opening sport at Euro 2020 towards Finland in Copenhagen on June 12 and needed to be resuscitated at the pitch.

The midfielder, who spent numerous days in medical institution and had the ICD heart-regulating device equipped, has now not played considering that.

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