Christian Eriksen and the German side VfL Wolfsburg have agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent, the club announced on Wednesday. The 34-year-old collapsed during a Denmark friendly against Ukraine in June. Eriksen said in July he would return to his homeland to undergo a rehabilitation programme.
He previously suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 group match against Finland in Copenhagen in 2021. The decision brings an early end to Eriksen’s contract, which was set to run until June 2027. The midfielder joined Wolfsburg as a free agent a year ago, making 34 appearances across all competitions.
Eriksen scored three goals and provided 10 assists for the Wolves, but could not prevent their relegation from the Bundesliga. I’m pleased that we were able to find a solution together,” Eriksen said in a statement. His last appearance for the team came in May’s promotion/relegation playoff defeat by Paderborn.
He was fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) device, but had to leave Inter because Serie A rules prohibit playing with a pacemaker. After joining Brentford in 2022, Eriksen spent three years at Manchester United before joining Wolfsburg last summer. He said in June that his ICD device “did what it was designed to do” after he collapsed on the pitch for a second time.
I am incredibly grateful to the doctors who have cared for me and my heart over the years. Thanks to their expertise, my ICD did exactly what it was designed to do: protect me when I needed it.”
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