‘I’m fine… under the circumstances’: Upbeat Christian Eriksen posts a thumbs-up selfie from his hospital bed as he faces more tests to uncover WHY he suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch
- Christian Eriksen posted a thumbs-up selfie in hospital after his cardiac arrest
- The Denmark midfielder collapsed during their Euro 2020 game with Finland
- Eriksen has vowed to never give up but wants to understand what happened
- He said he’s ‘fine’ but ‘I still have to go through some examinations at hospital’
- The 29-year-old has been joined by his wife and parents at his hospital bedside
- Team-mates Kasper Schmeichel and Simon Kjaer have been in to visit Eriksen
- Find out the latest Euro 2020 news including fixtures, live action and results here.
Christian Eriksen has posted the first picture of himself in hospital since he suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 clash with Finland on Saturday.
The Inter Milan and former Tottenham midfielder collapsed during the first half of the group game in Copenhagen and required 13 minutes of CPR before he was taken to hospital in a stable condition, where he remains.
Eriksen released his first public statement since the incident on Monday, insisting he ‘feels better’ and ‘won’t give up’. He’s now posted a photo on Instagram of himself giving a thumbs up in his hospital bed.
Christian Eriksen gave fans a thumbs up on Instagram from hospital after his cardiac arrest
The Danish star suffered a cardiac arrest during his country’s Euro 2020 game with Finland
The former Tottenham midfielder, who now plays for Inter Milan, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, where he remains
In the caption, the 29-year old said: ‘Hello everyone. Big thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family.
‘I’m fine – under the circumstances. I still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay.
‘Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches. Play for all of Denmark. Best, Christian’.
On Monday, Eriksen thanked fans for their support and concern, and vowed to get to the bottom of why he experienced such a sudden and serious health emergency in a short statement released to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport via his agent.
Eriksen’s statement read: ‘Thank you, I won’t give up. I feel better now – but I want to understand what’s happened.
‘I want to say thank you all for what you did for me.’
Eriksen has been in contact with both his Danish and Inter Milan team-mates on FaceTime calls and has been said to be joking: ‘I think you’re feeling worse than I am!’
The former Spurs midfielder also suggested he would be ‘ready to train’ now, just two days on from his collapse.
Eriksen remains in hospital in Copenhagen with his wife Sabrina and parents, father Thomas and mother Dorthe at his bedside.
Captain Simon Kjaer and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel have visited their team-mate in hospital.
The 29-year-old Inter Milan star has been joined by his wife family at his hospital bedside
‘Now he just has to rest, with him are his wife and parents,’ Eriksen’s agent said.
‘He will remain under observation. But in any case he wants to cheer on his team-mates against Belgium.’
More to follow.