Mikkel Damsgaard is finally finding form at Brentford.
After facing injury worries in the past at the London club, the Denmark international has become a key part of Thomas Frank’s side this season.
He has played nine times in the Premier League and has picked up four assists, all of which have come in the last three games.
On his arrival from Sampdoria, the midfielder faced thigh issues and later at Brentford, he faced a knee injury and adductor problem.
The 24-year-old has now revealed that he is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and he has been running on medicines for some time.
He told Bold: “I still take the medicine. Rheumatoid arthritis can come and go, and you don’t risk anything.”
Damsgaard also spoke further about his knee issues from last season and stated: “I was struggling with some problems, and I talked to the physiotherapist that it was best to ‘offload’ the knee.
“And instead I had a week and a half in the strength room to see if we could get a control over it.”
The way things are going this season, Damsgaard is well on his way to having the most productive season of his entire career.
That says everything about how he is fighting through rheumatoid arthritis and how well he has done to mentally get past troublesome injury issues.
Brentford fans would hope that Damsgaard has a season where he is fit and firing and his presence could take them in the higher reaches of the Premier League.
