Former Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba said he was worried by the prospect of Christian Eriksen signing for English club Brentford following the Denmark international's cardiac arrest on the pitch at last year's European Championship. Eriksen's former club Inter Milan terminated https://www.reuters.com/article/soccer-eriksen-idCAKBN2IW1EA his contract in December because the heart starter device he had implanted following his cardiac arrest is not permitted in Italy's Serie A. "Like everyone else, I am excited for Christian Eriksen that he could be returning to the Premier League ... "As someone who has suffered heart failure on the football pitch... I find myself struggling to think I could go to watch Christian play," he said.

Source: The Times January 18, 2022 11:53 UTC