EXCLUSIVE: Christian Eriksen ‘dreams’ of playing football again, insists the midfielder’s agent… after Dane’s Inter Milan deal was terminated by mutual consent with Italian law forbidding him to play with heart defibrillator
Christian Eriksen still dreams of resuming his football career after his contract with Inter Milan was terminated by mutual consent.
The Dane has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during his country’s meeting with Finland at Euro 2020, and cannot continue his career in Serie A because Italian law forbids him to play with an implanted defibrillator device.
Eriksen’s agent Martin Schoots told Sportsmail: ‘Things look good. And he is feeling good. All physical results are positive. Christian has his dreams.
Christian Eriksen still dreams of resuming his football career, his agent has revealed
The Dane has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 during the summer
‘Christian is doing really well. He has been training himself for months and things are going very well.
‘It was clear that we would work towards this solution for a long time. Italy is simply the only country where as a rule you can’t play with an ICD.
‘So its a pity especially since Chris is so immensely loved by the fans. But on the other hand it’s also positive because Chris now can look at the future with another perspective.’
A statement released on Friday from the Serie A champions read: ‘FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that an agreement has been reached to terminate Christian Eriksen’s contract by mutual consent,’ a statement by the club read on Friday.
Eriksen received life-saving treatment before being fitted with a heart defibrillator
‘The club and the entire Nerazzurri family wish Christian all the very best for his future. Although Inter and Christian are now parting ways, the bond shall never be broken.
‘The good times, the goals, the victories, those Scudetto celebrations with fans outside San Siro – all this will remain forever in Nerazzurri history.’
Eriksen received life-saving treatment on the pitch at Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium last summer before being taken to a nearby hospital, where he was fitted with an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator).
But he mutually terminated his Inter Milan deal with Italian law forbidding him to play with ICD
The ICD is connected to the heart by wires and sends an electrical pulse in order to correct irregular rhythms.
Rules in Italy state that people with a defibrillator like Eriksen has are not allowed to play contact sport. But the 29-year-old could theoretically continue his career in another country, with different rules.
The Danish midfielder made 60 appearances for Inter since joining the club from Tottenham in January 2020. He helped the Italian side win their first Serie A title in 11 years last season.
Eriksen, 29, helped the Italian side win their first Serie A title in 11 years last season