Christian Eriksen is set to make his competitive debut for Brentford against Newcastle on Saturday in what will be the Dane’s first professional appearance since suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 last June.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Brentford boss Thomas Frank confirmed: “Christian will be in the squad and he will get on the pitch tomorrow. It’s a big day for all of us but especially Christian and his family.”
The 30-year-old stepped up his preparations by playing nearly 80 minutes in Brentford’s 2-2 draw with Rangers XI earlier this week, assisting both Mathias Zanka Jorgensen and Tristan Crama from a corner and free kick respectively.
Eriksen also played against Southend last week setting up one of Josh Dasilva’s three goals.
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On the prospect of making his first appearance for Brentford, he added: “Walking on to the pitch is something that I still can’t really imagine how I’d feel but I’m looking forward to it.”
The midfielder left Inter Milan by mutual consent to sign with the West London club until the end of the season as the Italian medical authority does not permit anyone with an ICD to play in Serie A.
Frank labelled his newest signing “potentially the greatest signing ever for the club” and he will be eager for the ex-Spurs playmaker to add creativity to his team following a run of eight games without a win in all competitions.
Eriksen enjoyed a successful seven-year spell in English football previously scoring 51 goals and providing 62 assists in the Premier League for Spurs between 2013-20. In total, he played 305 times for the north London club.
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