It is expected that Christian Eriksen and Internazionale will soon decide by mutual agreement to terminate his permanent contract, writes La Gazzetta dello Sport Wednesday morning. The 29-year-old midfielder still has a contract in Milan until mid-2024, but is unable to play for the reigning champion of Italy for the time being. The rules of the Italian Football Association prescribe that players with a defibrillator may not be active in Serie A.
Earlier Inter wrote in its annual report that they were open to the sale of Eriksen. “Every player has a book value. And since Christian is a contract player of the club, he technically still has a book value,” his agent Martin Schoots said at the time. Goal on that. “That’s all it says, it’s an accounting issue and not so much about Christian himself. Christian is doing well. He spends a lot of quality time with his family. He’s in good shape. If there is more news, it will be communicated.”
Christian Eriksen and Inter could soon terminate the current contract by mutual agreement – the expectation is now clear, Gazzetta confirms today. ???? #Inter
Inter supports and respects Christian – but the protocol of CONI bans Eriksen from playing in Serie A with defibrillator.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) Dec 15, 2021
Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during the European Championship match between Finland and Denmark last summer. A defibrillator was then fitted to him, but according to the rules of the Italian Football Association you are not allowed to play in Serie A with it. Many other football associations, such as the KNVB, do not apply such rules, which means that, for example, Daley Blind is allowed to play for Ajax with a defibrillator. Eriksen’s return to Amsterdam was previously labeled the ‘most convincing option’ from Italy.
La Gazetta dello Sport writes that it is currently expected that Eriksen’s current contract with Inter will soon be terminated by mutual agreement. “Inter support and respect Christian, but the rules prevent him from playing,” added transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano. The Corriere dello Sport Earlier reported that Inter wanted Eriksen to leave on a free transfer in January and that if that were not successful, it would be decided to dissolve his contract so that he could look for a new employer in peace.
Eriksen appeared on the training field again at the beginning of this month at his old club Odense BK, where he would already train with the ball in the presence of a personal trainer. The playmaker did according to the Danish BT some passing and kick exercises, but sources within the club reported that the main focus was on cardio training. Eriksen has been under contract with Inter since January 2020, which transferred 27 million euros to Tottenham Hotspur for him.