Christian Eriksen overcame the coronavirus and retains the dream of playing with Denmark again

Recovered after testing positive for coronavirus, Christian Eriksen will be able to return to training in Thursday’s session with the Denmark team and could make his big comeback in the national team shirt this Saturday, team coach Kasper announced on Wednesday. Hjulmand.

Nine months after his cardiac arrest in the middle of the European Championship of Nations, which required the implantation of a cardiac regulator, the midfielder was summoned last week for two friendly matches, on Saturday against the Netherlands, and on Tuesday against Serbia in Copenhagen.

However, a positive test for COVID-19 threatened to delay his return. But coach Kasper Hjulmand gave some great news about the midfielder. “Most likely, I will start as a substitute against the Netherlands, and then we will see how it goes in Amsterdam. But he will be 100% available to return home.”he explained.

Eriksen, who currently plays for Brentford in the Premier League, will join the Danish team on Wednesday, currently concentrated in Spain, and could train on Thursday, the federation confirmed to the AFP agency.

“We need to talk about what he has been able to do with Brentford, where he started training again on Sunday. Before that, he missed training for four days. So we’ll see what he’s been able to do.”Hjulmand noted.

As you remember, the 30-year-old Danish player has been living with an internal defibrillator since the heart attack that occurred on June 12 against Finland, at the European Championship.

That day, he lay unconscious on the pitch for long minutes, with the shocked eyes of his teammates, the stadium and millions of viewers, before regaining consciousness after an emergency rescue.

Eriksen (109 appearances for the national team, 36 goals) returns to the Danish team, which shone in his honor during the European Championship (eliminated in the semifinals) and which qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which will take place in Qatar at the end of the year.