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Wales Online
Wales Online
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By George Sessions, PA & Steve Houghton

Christian Eriksen says his swift recovery from heart attack made him impatient for return to normal life

New Brentford signing Christian Eriksen has opened up about the strange sensation of feeling “totally normal” but knowing his life had changed forever following his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.

The Denmark playmaker will turn 30 on Monday and will spend the occasion with family given there was a chance this celebration may never have occurred after he collapsed on June 12 at Parken Stadium, during Denmark’s clash with Finland.

Eriksen – in his own words – was “gone” for five minutes but says he has felt normal since his resuscitation, increasing his eagerness to return to competitive action.

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