Christian Eriksen signs for Brentford seven months after cardiac arrest
NEWS DIGEST – Danish footballer Christian Eriksen, who collapsed with a cardiac arrest at 2021 European Championships, has signed for Premier League side, Brentford.
The 29-year-old playmaker, who has been fitted with a pacemaker, has signed a contract till the end of the season.
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“Brentford FC can confirm the signing of Denmark international midfield player Christian Eriksen, subject to international clearance,” read a club statement, saying he had joined “after completing a medical assessment”.
Eriksen left Inter Milan last month by mutual consent after being suspended by the Italian medical authority from playing in Serie A due to a rule prohibiting the use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device he has had fitted.
The midfielder will be moving back to London after spending six-and-a-half years at Tottenham before leaving for Inter in 2020.
AFP
