Brentford confirm signing of Eriksen

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Brentford have confirmed the signing of former Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen on a contract until the end of the season.

The 29-year-old Denmark international left Inter Milan last month due to Italian medical authority rules that prevent players from turning out in Serie A after being fitted with a implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device.


Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen.

He has passed all the requisite medical checks needed for a return to top-level football and been preparing for his comeback with former club Ajax in Switzerland.

His arrival will increase Brentford’s already large Danish contingent which includes international team-mates Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen, Zanka and the first-team squad members Mads Bech-Sorensen, Mads Bistrup, Mads Roerslev and Jonas Lossl.

Eriksen, who spent six-and-half years at Spurs before moving to Inter, is also well known to Brentford boss Thomas Frank who coached him for the Denmark Under-17s squad.

Frank told the club website: “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.

“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.

“At his best, Christian has the ability to dictate games of football. He can find the right passes and is a goal threat. He also has very, very good set-piece delivery, both from corners and direct free-kicks.

“He is a player you can find with the ball, and he will come up with a solution to the problem in front of him.

“Christian will also bring experience of top level football to the club. I expect him to have an impact in the dressing room and at the training ground.”