Tottenham boss Antonio Conte sends classy message to Christian Eriksen ahead of reunion

Antonio Conte has sent a classy message to Christian Eriksen ahead of Tottenham 's trip to Brentford on Saturday.

The former Tottenham star signed for Brentford on Deadline Day in January after having his contract terminated by Inter Milan following the cardiac arrest he suffered while playing for Denmark during Euro 2020. Eriksen was fitted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator device following his collapse, which is permitted in the Italian division.

Although his collapse in the summer was one of the most darkest days in football, he has since lit up the Premier League and has been in exceptional form for club and country. And ahead of his reunion with Tottenham and also his former Inter Milan boss, Conte has sent the Danish international a classy message.

Saturday's clash is a must-win game for Tottenham after Arsenal stunned Chelsea to win 4-2 at Stamford Bridge, but they will be boosted by the fact that Eriksen has helped Brentford move comfortably away from the relegation zone. But despite the importance of the game, Conte was eager to speak about Eriksen in his pre-match press conference as he sent a classy message to his former star.

Conte said: "I’m very happy to see him play football again. In June it was terrible, those images were terrible for everybody. We suffered a lot for him and his family.

"To see him for a game will be a pleasure for me. It’s incredible because not long ago happened what happened. To see him playing again makes me very happy because I know football is life. To have this opportunity is great for him and his family because now they come back to have a normal life."

Many feared that Eriksen would never play again after the tragedy in the summer, and the midfielder was