Christian Eriksen is back in the Premier League as he has signed for Brentford on a deal until the end of the season, the Bees have confirmed.
The midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at last summer’s European Championships. He was later released by Inter Milan as rules in Italy prevented him from playing with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device fitted.
The former Tottenham star has been training with Ajax but he has now officially joined Brentford after his medical assessments were completed.
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Brentford boss Thomas Frank, who worked with Eriksen while in charge of Denmark’s Under-17s squad early in his career, welcomed his compatriot to the club.
“We have taken an unbelievable opportunity to bring a world class player to Brentford,” Frank said. “He hasn’t trained with a team for seven months but has done a lot of work on his own.
“He is fit but we will need to get him match fit and I am looking forward to seeing him work with the players and staff to get back towards his highest level.
“At his best, Christian has the ability to dictate games of football. He can find the right passes and is a goal threat.”
Brentford said Eriksen completed the details of his transfer from Amsterdam and will join up with the club in the coming days.
“Christian has recently received his COVID-19 vaccination and, in order to comply with rules regarding entry to the UK, he will travel to West London in the coming days and will not train with Brentford this week,” a statement said.
The club’s director of football Phil Giles said that, though the club would not divulge any of Eriksen’s private medical information, “Brentford fans can rest assured that we have undertaken significant due diligence to ensure that Christian is in the best possible shape”.
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