According to Inter Milan, Christian Eriksen is not permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020.
The 29-year-old Denmark International, Christian Erikson collapsed during his country’s EURO 2020 game against Finland in June and had life-saving treatment on the pitch.
He later had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device – a type of pacemaker – fitted which can prevent fatal cardiac arrests by discharging a jolt to restore a regular heart rhythm.
Regardless, Francesco Braconaro, a member of the Italian Football Federation’s technical scientific committee, said in August that Eriksen will not be allowed to play in Italy unless the ICD device is removed.
“With reference to the registration rights of the player Eriksen, it should be noted that following a serious injury which occurred during the European Championship in June 2021, the player has been temporarily inhibited by the Italian medical authority from sporting activity in the current season,” Inter Milan wrote in a statement on Thursday.
“Although the current conditions of the player don’t meet the requirements of achieving sporting fitness in Italy, the same could instead be achieved in other countries where the player could resume competitive activity.”
It is unclear whether other countries would allow Eriksen to participate in their respective leagues with the ICD device.
Ajax’s former Manchester United defender Daley Blind was also fitted with an ICD after being diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation, but the 31-year-old has continued playing for the Eredivisie champions and the Netherlands national team.
Eriksen spent six and a half seasons with Tottenham, playing in their Champions League final loss to Liverpool in 2019, before joining Inter in a £16.9m
He played in the Europa League final later that season as Inter lost to Sevilla and then helped them win Serie A in 2020-21.