Christian Eriksen says he is 'in a very good place' after return from cardiac arrest
Christian Eriksen returning to Premier League
Denmark star ready to resume football career after dramatic scenes at Euro 2020.
Christian Eriksen has said he is "in a very good place" with his fitness as he bids to resume his football career.
The 29-year-old Denmark star dramatically collapsed due to a cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 before medics were able to revive him.
Eriksen signed for Premier League side Brentford during the January transfer window and, speaking to the club's media channels for the first time, he has assured fans he is physically ready to go again.
"Condition-wise and strength-wise I am in a very good place, it's just the football touch that needs to come back and get up to speed," Eriksen said. "We'll see how my body reacts but I feel very good."
"It is the longest I have been without playing football - by far.
"I've been lucky that I haven't had any injuries really. To be without football for six or seven months is a very long time. It's been very difficult. You have to let it heal and not do anything and then I started the rehab programme.
"Then I touched a ball and I'm on a football pitch, smell the grass, football boots, then everything starts coming back. The excitement to be in the stadium and be with the team.
Eriksen also recounted the immediate aftermath of his collapse and how his journey has progressed since.
"On the way to the hospital I told Sabrina I may as well leave my boots here," he said.
"It changed two days later. It was in the moment. I recognised what happened to me later on that night and the next few days. Then all the tests started and all the knowledge started to come in and all the questions were being asked 'Can I do this? Can I do that?' and listen to the doctors.
"Then after that it slowly took off in a way that if I can do tests with a doctor along the way then I can slowly get back to playing football.
"There were a lot of tests to see how the heart reacted to physical training again and luckily nothing came out of that and everything was good.
"Then, every month I could push it and then I could play. But the thing was hearing from the doctors that even with an ICD there are no limits, it just depends on the diagnosis and how you feel about it.
"I've had to be patient but I trusted my trainer and trusted my doctor and followed the plan they made and that made me comfortable and relaxed about it - about getting back to normal. But normal for me had to change."
