Brentford is a club tightly connected with Denmark. The club from west London has Danish owners, Danish coach Thomas Frank and a host of players from this Scandinavian country. However, one of their Danes has gone to Manchester United. Replacing Christian Eriksen will be tough, but Frank believes that Sampdoria’s $20 million man Mikkel Damsgaard is the right Dane for the job.Mikkel Damsgaard – Euro 2020 pic.twitter.com/sRhv2cwzeZ— 𝑱𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆🃏 (@JokeristeOM) August 1, 2022 The 22-year-old left winger, who can also play just behind the strikers, joined Sampdoria for $7.4 million two years ago from Nordsaelland in his homeland. He quickly impressed in Serie A, but his second season was a nightmare as he struggled with what initially looked like a thigh injury. However, after treatment failed to yield effects, it was discovered that he actually needed knee surgery.After a hard recovery process, the midfielder returned to the field in April and has recently said that his whole career had been put in peril.”It was a very aggressive form of arthritis. There was no improvement, it felt like it would never heal. I’ve been sick in the hospital, but thanks to the Italian and Danish rheumatologists, a new therapy was designed and gave an excellent response. It’s been tough, but I’ve gotten over it.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6542319##Brentford tried to test Sampdoria’s resolve with a $16 million offer. Still, the club from Genoa managed to negotiate a deal worth around $20 million for the man who is now tasked with deputising for Eriksen at both international and club levels.Damsgaard was one the standout players at Euro 2020 last year as Denmark reached the semi-finals. If he can reproduce that kind of form, then Brentford have unearthed a gem for their midfield.
