Eriksen

Christian Eriksen has reportedly agreed to sign for Manchester United following the end of his Brentford deal. Why?

Brentford director of football Phil Giles ensured fans upon Eriksen's signing that he would be safe to play for the Bees. "In order to respect Christian’s medical confidentiality, we won’t be going into any details," Giles said in the official team release. "It's up to the manager to assess my level, but my heart is not an obstacle." But there’s still a balancing act between realistic chances of an event and the liability the doctors and medical professionals are willing to accept." These can damage the ICD without the patient knowing, causing it to possibly fail if later called into action for a cardiac event. No detailed diagnosis for the cause of Eriksen's cardiac event during Euro 2020 has been released, and reports since then have even suggested it's still unclear what caused the heart stoppage. "The player has been temporarily inhibited by the Italian medical authority from sporting activity in the current season," the statement read. Eventually, after treatment with a defibrillator, medical staff were able to revive Eriksen and he was conscious as he left the pitch on a stretcher. In patients with known heart problems, the device is able to recognize an irregular or stopped heartbeat, and can deliver an electric shock to restart the heart, just like an external defibrillator would do. "What he brings to the team in terms of ability on the ball, calmness... The device that Eriksen has been fitted with is known as an ICD, or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Former Manchester United defender and current Ajax captain Daley Blind has also been fitted with an ICD after an episode experienced in a 2019 Champions League match. There is also the simple fact to consider that United are desperate for midfielders.