Injury blow for Thomas Frank’s Brentford inform forward is Withdrawn from international duty

Mikkel Damsgaard of Brentford has been forced to withdraw from Denmark’s team for the October international break.

The Danish football association confirmed the 24-year-old’s injury via X, formerly known as Twitter.

There is little information on the nature of the injury, but the Brentford player will miss the UEFA Nations League matches against Spain and Switzerland.

The Danish FA has stated that Anderlecht’s Anders Dreyer will replace the Bees midfielder in the team.

Damsgaard has been a regular for Thomas Frank’s side this season, scoring one goal and providing two assists in nine games across all competitions. The player’s game time at Brentford was fewer than 1,000 minutes last season, but he has played 614 minutes this season.

Denmark interim manager Lars Knudsen was pleased that Damsgaard has overcome a difficult phase at the Premier League side.

“It is fantastic to see that Mikkel is really making progress at the moment and delivering some good performances,” he said, as quoted by Tipsbladet on Monday.

“He’s been through a tough time with some injuries, and now finally seems to be hitting some of the things we’ve seen potential for him to hit for a long time. So, it’s just really positive.” 

“What I can only ascertain right now is that Mikkel is moving forward, and he’s in a really good place now. And we are very pleased to see that Mikkel is where he is.”

Brentford will face Manchester United following the international break. Frank and his team will be hoping Damsgaard recovers in time for the trip to Old Trafford on October 19.