MOSCOW, 31 Jan. Midfielder Christian Eriksen, who suffered cardiac arrest while playing for the Danish national football team, has signed a contract with Brentford, according to the website of the English Premier League club. The agreement with the 29-year-old player is calculated until the end of the 2021/22 season. It is noted that the contract was concluded after the football player passed a medical examination. «We took an incredible opportunity to invite a world-class player to Brentford. He has not trained with the team for seven months, but has done a lot of work on his own. He is in good shape, but we need him to train more and I look forward to him working with the players and the coaching staff so that he can return to his level,” said Brentford manager Thomas Frank. between the national teams of Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen. For several minutes, doctors provided first aid to the player, including chest compressions. Later, the Danish footballer underwent an operation to install a cardioverter-defibrillator. Because of this, the Dane, who played for Inter Milan, was banned from playing in Italy. In December, Inter and the player terminated the contract by mutual agreement of the parties. Eriksen has not played in official matches since June.
