Eriksen returns to action after recovering from cardiac arrest
Danish star Christian Eriksen has started the process of returning to the stadiums after recovering from a heart attack that he suffered during his participation in the European Cup last summer, by participating in exercises with his former team, Ajax Amsterdam, according to what the latter announced.
The 29-year-old is training with Young Ajax, the reserve team for Ajax, who gave the Dane his professional start in 2010 after joining two years before the youth team at the age of sixteen, before leaving the Dutch giant in 2013 to Tottenham Hotspur and then to Inter Milan in 2020. .
Eriksen underwent implantation of a pacemaker, a device to prevent the risk of sudden death, but this device does not allow him to play football at the professional level in the Italian League, unlike other tournaments, which led him to leave “Nirasori” by mutual agreement to terminate the contract by mutual consent.
Ajax said Tuesday in a statement, "Former Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen is training with Young Ajax this week. The Danish international is working to maintain his fitness until he finds a new team."
Eriksen, who was linked to Inter until 2024 but has not been able to wear his shirt since suffering a heart attack on June 12 in Copenhagen during Denmark's first European Cup match against Finland, said he was "very happy to be here. I know the people of Ajax, I feel like I'm back home because I've been here for a long time."
"With Young Ajax, I can train with a group at a high level. I want to be at my best again and as soon as possible to be able to find a new team."
After suffering a cardiac arrest, Eriksen needed resuscitation on the field before he could continue his recovery in hospital, where a pacemaker was installed inside his body.
Many questions arose about Eriksen's future and the possibility of his return to the stadiums, but he seems determined to continue his professional career, even if he is outside the walls of Inter and the Italian league stadiums.
Earlier this month, the Dane expressed his hope to participate in the World Cup in Qatar at the end of this year, telling the "DR" channel: "I want to play football. There is no reason not to do that."
He confirmed that the doctors "said that there is no problem with that, they said that things are fine. So everything is stable, and I feel I have the green light to play football again."
"My goal is to play in the World Cup in Qatar," he said, adding that "the question of whether or not to be called up is a different matter...but...I can go back."
English and Dutch media have suggested that Eriksen return to the English Premier League to defend the colors of Brentford, who on Monday extended the contract of his Danish coach Thomas Frank until 2025.
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