Ajax Amsterdam defender Daley Blind has been playing with a pacemaker since February 2020. - Andrew Surma / Sipa USA / SIPA

Big fear for Daley Blind. The Ajax Amsterdam defender was slightly unwell on Tuesday during a friendly against Hertha Berlin. In fact, the pacemaker he has been living with since the start of 2020 has broken down. He immediately left the field, but his condition quickly improved in the locker room, reassured his coach.

A heart problem that appeared in December

“He has no symptoms. His pacemaker went out for a while, but he was doing very well right after, Erik Ten Hag said, quoted by ESPN. He will take tests and we will then make decisions. "

The Dutch international's heart problems emerged last December. Victim of dizziness during a match against Valencia in the Champions League, he was diagnosed with "inflammation of the heart muscle". A pacemaker had been implanted in him, and he was able to resume training in February.

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