Victim of a heart attack at the Euro during the match between Denmark and Finland, Christian Eriksen wants to play again at the highest level.
Christian Eriksen has been implanted with an automatic heart defibrillator, which may allow him to return to high-level competition. This was not possible in Italy, where Serie A does not allow players equipped with an automatic heart defibrillator, which is why Christian Eriksen left Inter Milan. Free of any contract, the Danish attacking midfielder is targeted by Brentford in the Premier League. While a return to Ajax was mentioned a few weeks ago, it is therefore an improbable return to England that could be written for Christian Eriksen in the coming days. But isn’t seeing Eriksen replaying high-intensity matches ultimately too risky? The question may seriously arise.
Eriksen in Brentford’s sights
Denmark’s national team and medical staff won #TheBest FIFA Fair Play award for their reaction to Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest.
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— GOAL (@goal) January 17, 2022
Forced to stop his career after a heart attack during a football match, Fabrice Muamba, former Bolton midfielder, considered it unreasonable to see Christian Eriksen again in a championship such as the Premier League. “I would worry about Christian Eriksen if he played again” he launched, questioned by the Times, before continuing. “Like everyone else, I’m excited about Christian Eriksen’s potential return to the Premier League, but for reasons I’m sure you’ll understand, I’m also anxious. […] I, who suffered a cardiac arrest in the middle of a match, find it hard to imagine myself going to see Christian play” launched Fabrice Muamba, for whom it would be as great as it was frightening to see Christian Eriksen play a Premier League or Dutch first division match again after his heart attack during the match between Denmark and Finland at Euro 2021. At six months, the former attacking midfielder of Tottenham and Inter Milan had come close to death but the reflexes of his teammates and the very rapid intervention of doctors saved his life.
