Denmark forward Christian Eriksen on Friday announced his retirement at Inter Milan due to heart problems.
Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest last summer during the European Championship match between Denmark vs Finland. He was taken to a hospital in Denmark on June 12 after collapsing on the field earlier that day.
“FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that an agreement has been reached to terminate Christian Eriksen’s contract by mutual consent. The club and the entire Nerazzurri family wish Christian all the very best for his future.” Inter wrote in a statement.
“Although Inter and Christian are now parting ways, the bond shall never be broken. The good times, the goals, the victories, those Scudetto celebrations with fans outside San Siro – all this will remain forever in Nerazzurri history.” they added.
Eriksen was set to have his ICD, a device connected to his heart to regulate abnormal rhythms, removed due to Italian restrictions preventing people playing contact sport with such devices in operation.
Other European countries, though, do not follow the same protocols as seen in the example of Daley Blind, who continued to regularly feature for Ajax after he had an ICD fitted in 2019.
Eriksen has been training for several weeks at his old club Odense BK in Denmark. There is also uncertainty about his sporting future.
“Chris is in good physical condition. He will play again, I’m optimistic, football is his passion. Let’s see what January brings. I’ll say this: two clubs have already contacted me to find out how he’s doing.” Christian’s agent Martin Schoots said.
“And this happened some time ago, when he was still under contract with Inter but was already training on his own, away from the spotlight,” Schoots added.
The 29-year-old striker signed with Inter in January 2020. The former Tottenham Hotspur star came to sixty games, eight goals and three assists on behalf of the Italian top club.
