Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte is relishing his imminent reunion with Christian Eriksen in Saturday's Premier League clash with Brentford.
The duo worked together at Inter Milan following Eriksen's departure from Spurs in 2020, and he was on the books at San Siro when he suffered his terrifying cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.
Eriksen has since made a remarkable recovery to become an integral member of Brentford's Premier League squad, scoring one goal and setting up two more in six top-flight appearances so far.
The 30-year-old struggled for consistent starts under Conte at Inter Milan, but the Italian is excited to reunite with the playmaker following his "incredible" comeback story.
"First of all, I'm very happy to see him, to play football again because the images were terrible for everybody. We suffered a lot for him and his family," Conte told reporters at his pre-match press conference, as quoted by football.london.
"I had the opportunity to meet him when he had just arrived in Brentford. I spoke to him and his family. We're talking about not only an important player but a great man. I wish him and his family the best for the present and the future. To meet him tomorrow for a game will be a pleasure.
"It's incredible because not many times have happened what happened and to see him play football, football is life and it's great for him and his family because they've come back to having a normal life."
Tottenham head into Saturday's London derby aiming to get back on track after last weekend's 1-0 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, with Conte's side level on points with fifth-placed Arsenal but still holding off their North London rivals courtesy of a better goal difference.
Ben Knapton
