Christian Eriksen is out of contract, and Brentford, Spurs and Manchester United are all in the chase to sign him. So who will he choose?
The player himself doesn’t seem too bothered about rushing into a decision, and considering the events of the last 12 months, it’s probably unsurprising that Christian Eriksen wanted a holiday once Denmark’s Nations League fixtures were over. It’s barely been a year since Eriksen’s life hung in the balance on the pitch at Parken in Copenhagen following a cardiac arrest, saved by the close proximity of a defibrillator and a hospital.
Eriksen’s career with Inter was over, due to a Serie A ban on the pacemaker with which he was fitted, but by the end of last year it was clear that he was going to be able to return to top-class football. At that time, Eriksen’s desire to return to the game and the permission of his physicians were just about as much as anybody knew. Would he be psychologically affected by the events of last year? How might the Christian Eriksen of before June 2020 be different to the Christian Eriksen of afterwards?
We got that answer comprehensively throughout the second half of last season. Brentford were in a slump that was threatening to grow into a tailspin by the end of February, but Eriksen knew their head coach Thomas Frank from Frank’s work with the Danish youth set-up. A contract to the end of the season was agreed, and Eriksen made his debut for the Bees against Newcastle United on February 26. It was the first of several ’emotional returns’ that he would go through over the course of the rest of the season.
It was soon clear that Brentford’s decision to offer a contract to Eriksen had been a gamble that had spectacularly paid off. Following the Newcastle game, Brentford won seven and drew one of their remaining 11 fixtures to finish in 13th place in the table. And Eriksen wasn’t just the master that he had been before his cardiac arrest, either. He also seemed able to bring the best out of those around him, as Brentford rallied in the league to pull themselves comfortably clear of any concerns about relegation, and with room to spare.
The fairytale aspect of the return didn’t end there. When he returned to the Denmark team for a match against the Netherlands at the end of March, he entered the pitch at the Amsterdam Arena, where he’d made his debut for Ajax 12 years earlier at just 18 years of age..to another rapturous reception. The Netherlands won the game…
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