Christian Eriksen (L) of Denmark breaks through with the ball during a group C match between Peru and Denmark at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Saransk, Russia, June 16, 2018. (Credit Image: © He Canling/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire / RealTimeImages
Christian Eriksen visits Inter training ground after Euros collapse
Christian Eriksen stopped by the Inter Milan training ground on Wednesday, laying out his pathway to a return to club football.
Christian Eriksen (L) of Denmark breaks through with the ball during a group C match between Peru and Denmark at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Saransk, Russia, June 16, 2018. (Credit Image: © He Canling/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire / RealTimeImages
Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen has met his Inter Milan teammates for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.
Eriksen stopped by the Inter Milan training ground on Wednesday, laying out his pathway to a return to club football.
Christian Eriksen visits Inter training ground
Inter Milan confirmed that they would liase with the medical team monitoring Eriksen’s recovery, but hoped to have the playmaker back in the fold at some point in the future.
“The Danish midfielder met the club directors, the coach, teammates and all of the staff present. Eriksen is doing well and is in excellent physical and mental shape,” Inter said.
“He will now follow the recovery programme put forward by Danish doctors in Copenhagen, who will also co-ordinate the clinical follow-up. The Inter medical staff will naturally be kept informed and up to date throughout the process.”
Christian Eriksen treading the path to a return
Eriksen collapsed towards the end of the first half of Denmark’s opening match at Euro 2020 against Finland, and while his life saved by the quick thinking of his teammates and medical staff at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, many doubted that he would return to the game.
The fitting of a pacemaker to regulate Eriksen’s heartbeat, may yet prevent him from making a full return in Italy as footballers with one fitted cannot play in Serie A.
Keeping Inter in the loop
Eriksen arrived in Milan on Tuesday and is said to have had a conversation with Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta before travelling to the training ground to see his teammates and new coach Simone Inzaghi.
In the absence of Erikesen, the Danes rode a wave of emotion to go all the way to the Euro semi-finals, where they were eliminated by England at Wembley in controversial circumstances.
Eriksen is not expected to be back in action for six months, whether he stays in Italy or finds a new club elsewhere.
