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– Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad ahead of their matches with Netherlands and Serbia.
– It is the first time the Brentford midfielder has been named in the national squad after suffering a cardiac arrest in Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland last June.
– Eriksen, 30, has impressed at Premier League side Brentford after signing for the club on a free transfer in January, having left Inter Milan in December.
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– Since joining Brentford, he has played three times, providing an assist in their 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.
– “For me, [signing Eriksen] was not a gamble,” Brentford manager Thomas Frank said at the weekend. “I was convinced he could help us and that he could be the best signing ever for Brentford.
– “It was not an injury, it was a heart condition. So he wouldn’t have lost any speed or anything. There’s a mental issue, but when he decided he wanted to play, that was it.”
