Eriksen leaves Wolfsburg by mutual consent

Christian Eriksen has left VfL Wolfsburg by mutual consent, the club announced just three months after the Danish midfielder collapsed during Denmark's friendly with Ukraine. The 34‑year‑old former Manchester United playmaker had signed a contract that ran until June 2027 when he joined the Bundesliga‑2 side as a free agent a year ago after departing Old Trafford. Eriksen, who has not featured since June, made 34 appearances for Wolfsburg. He is a 151‑cap international who previously played for Ajax, Tottenham, Inter Milan and Brentford. He suffered a cardiac arrest in the opening European Championship group match against Finland in Copenhagen in 2021. Commenting on the departure, Eriksen said: "At the moment, it is important for maine to beryllium adjacent to my household successful Denmark. I'm pleased that we were capable to find a solution together." He added: "My clip successful Wolfsburg was marked by galore highs and lows. I cognize that the nine is present successful bully hands arsenic it aims to marque its mode backmost to the Bundesliga, and I americium convinced that a palmy aboriginal lies ahead." Wolfsburg's managing director for sport, Dieter Hecking, stated: "It was wide that the determination astur his aboriginal had to beryllium Christian's." He continued: "We wanted to springiness him that state successful this peculiar concern and person present agreed to his petition to terminate the contract." Hecking concluded: "Despite his abbreviated clip here, helium has near a lasting content connected his team-mates, our unit and the fans."