the dane Christian Eriksenwho suffered cardiac arrest during the match against Finland in the last European Championship, has signed for the Brentfordthe Premier League club confirmed on Monday.
The signing, which is subject to international authorization, has taken place “after completing a medical evaluation“, and its duration is until the end of this season, Brentford reported in a statement.
The 29-year-old Danish international began his career at Dutch Ajax, where he won three leagues, a Cup and a Super Cup, then excelled at Tottenham and Inter Milan, with whom he was champion last season. league.
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It also became Differentiating factor and benchmark for the Denmark teamwith which he has participated in 109 games and scored 36 goals until he suffered cardiac arrest at Parken in Copenhagen in the European Championship.
After recovering from the serious problem, he has been training with youngsters from Ajax to recover his physical form.
Brentford reports that Eriksen have recently received their COVID-19 vaccineto comply with UK entry regulations, and will travel to west London in the coming days and will not train with Brentford this week.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank knows his new footballer well, as he he played under his baton for the Danish under-17 team. “I am looking forward to working with Christian again. It’s been a while since I last trained him, and a lot has happened since then. Christian was 16 at the time and has become one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. He has also won trophies all over Europe and has become the star of the Danish national team,” explained the coach.
“We have seized an incredible opportunity to bring a world class player to Brentford. He hasn’t trained with a team for seven months, but he has done a lot of work on his own. He is fit but we will need him to be fit for the match and I look forward to seeing him work with the players and staff to get back to his highest level,” he said.
“At his best, Christian has the ability to decide games. He can find the right passes and is a goal threat. He also has very, very good shot in set pieces, both from a corner and a direct free kick. He is a player who will find a solution to the problem in front of him. Christian will also bring his experience of top-level football to the club. I hope he has an impact in the locker room,” he added.
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Phil Giles, director of football at Brentford, explained that they began to analyze the possibility of joining him when they learned that he would leave Inter. “Naturally, the process of signing Christian was longer than most transfers. I understand that many people will have questions about the process. In order to respect Christian’s medical confidentiality, we will not go into details,” he said.
“Brentford fans can rest assured that we have done everything to ensure that Christian is in the best possible shape to return to competitive football. Now that Christian has made the decision to sign for Brentford, all parties want to focus squarely on football”, added Giles, who commented that they are “confident that Christian will have a great impact at Brentford and in the Premier League between now and the end of the season”.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.