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Christian Eriksen leaves Wolfsburg by mutual consent after on-pitch collapse in June

Christian Eriksen playing for Wolfsburg in March.
Christian Eriksen playing for Wolfsburg in March. Photograph: Andreas Gora/AP

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.

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