Christian Eriksen shares new health update after collapse | Football | Sport

Christian Eriksen has provided an update on his health after collapsing during a friendly between Denmark and Ukraine, reposting the information provided by Denmark’s national team doctor. The former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder is surrounded by his family and is expected to be discharged from hospital soon.

Martin Boesen provided the reassuring news. He said: “I spoke with Christian this morning, and he is doing well.

“He is with his family and in good spirits. The expectation is that he will be discharged soon and return home.

“We are taking good care of the players and staff and remain in regular contact with them.”

The friendly match was brought to a close after 65 minutes, immediately after Eriksen received treatment, with his team-mates in tears as the Wolfsburg ace suffered from a terrifying incident for a second time, five years on from when he collapsed with a heart issue during Euro 2020.

The 34-year-old was conscious when leaving the pitch in Odense and well enough to walk into the ambulance, as supporters in the ground applauded and cheered Eriksen’s name.

Following the match, Boesen offered an early update. The doctor said: “He was briefly out, but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him. Now he needs to be examined further at the hospital to find out what caused the incident.”

Denmark boss Brian Riemer explained how distressing the situation was. “It’s a really shocking experience for everyone,” he said.

“The most important thing, of course, was initially receiving a report on Christian, which was handled fantastically by Dr. Morten Boesen, who was able to report that Eriksen was fine. That was the most important thing.”

“Christian Eriksen waved to his teammates as he left the pitch,” he added later. “A few minutes before he fell ill, he had had a tussle with Ruslan Malinovskyi, and I thought that was why he looked so distressed, but I was wrong.

“From that moment on, neither I nor the players on the pitch could have carried on with the match.”

He continued: “I’m looking forward to seeing him. I’m going over to see him now as soon as I have the chance. I need to see him and talk to him, I can feel that. He is a man who has meant a great deal to me.

“There are some players you become closer to than others, and he was one of those I became close to because of the experience he came with. And since then, we’ve also worked together with the national team, so he is someone I have a close relationship with and know very well.”

Eriksen was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device that works to restore a regular heart rhythm after suffering from a cardiac arrest during a match. against Finland in 2021. He received life-saving treatment to be resuscitated on the field on that occasion in traumatic scenes.

The ICD device helped him return to action, though he was not allowed to continue his career with Inter Milan due to rules around the medical instrument. Eriksen ultimately signed for Brentford to restart his career in February 2022 and went on to play for Manchester United, and now Wolfsburg.