Brentford complete Christian Eriksen signing

Brentford have signed former Tottenham and Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen on a six-month deal.

Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland last summer, and has been fitted with an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).

The 29-year-old has been training with former club Ajax throughout January and will link up with the Bees next week.

Eriksen won Serie A with Inter Milan last season, however Serie A rules state that players with an ICD cannot play. That rule does not apply in the Premier League.

“I am looking forward to working with Christian again. It has been a while since I last coached him, and a lot has happened since then. Christian was 16 at the time and has become one of the best midfield players to appear in the Premier League. He has also won trophies all over Europe and become the star of the Danish national team,” Brentford head coach Thomas Frank told the club’s official website.

“We have taken an unbelievable opportunity to bring a World Class player to Brentford. 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.”

Eriksen has previously said that he aims to be a part of Denmark’s World Cup squad later this year. By moving to Brentford, he links up with international teammates Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen and Mathias Jorgensen.

The Bees currently sit 14th in the Premier League table, eight points above the relegation zone.

Cover Photo: “Christian Eriksen – Tottenham Hotspurs former Ajax Amsterdam player” by walk in the country is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0