Former Arsenal midfielder Kristoffer Olsson has been hospitalised for days after collapsing at his home, his current club Midtjylland said.The 28-year-old lost consciousness on February 20 and was subsequently transferred to Aarhus University Hospital, where he is currently on a ventilator. A statement from Midtjylland said that “Olsson is suffering from an apparently acute brain-related illness that is not due to self-harm of any kind, nor is it caused by external factors.”Get well soon, Kristoffer.We wish you a full and speedy recovery ❤️ https://t.co/ruRrMpiPI8 pic.twitter.com/0RQMAQjUtQ— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 27, 2024 It read: “A team of Denmark’s leading medical experts is currently working hard to make a diagnosis and initiate the right treatment.”Since hospitalisation, Kristoffer has been surrounded by his immediate family and members of Midtjylland’s staff and is being treated by specialists in the field.”Midtjylland urges the public to show respect and understanding so that Kristoffer, his family and the doctors are given the necessary peace of mind to ensure Kristoffer’s healing and recovery as well as possible.”Everyone at Midtjylland is, of course, deeply affected by Kristoffer’s sudden illness, and our thoughts and full support go to Kristoffer and his family.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7910178##Olsson came through the Gunners’ youth academy alongside the likes of Serge Gnabry, Hector Bellerin, Alex Iwobi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and Chuba Akpom. He made his only senior appearance for Arsenal as a substitute during a League Cup victory over West Bromwich Albion in 2013.He left the north London side to join Midtjylland permanently in 2015.
