Arsenal star Frida Maanum fitted with heart monitoring device after worrying collapse in Women’s League Cup final
ARSENAL star Frida Maanum has been fitted with a heart monitoring device following her horror collapse.
The Norwegian, 24, collapsed off the ball in injury time of Sunday’s Continental Cup final.
She was treated on the pitch at Molineux by at least ten paramedics before being carried off on a stretcher while receiving oxygen.
The Gunners provided an update on Maanum on Thursday, confirming the decisions made following various medical examinations.
Arsenal said: “Following the incident during The FA Women’s Continental League Cup Final on Sunday, which resulted in Maanum being substituted at the end of normal time, she has undergone extensive testing and support from our medical team at Arsenal.
“The test results have been reviewed by two leading cardiologists and there are no obvious cardiac causes found from these thorough investigations so far.
“Frida has subsequently had a monitoring device fitted to record her heart function and will now undergo a progressive return to training protocol.
“Once Frida has been monitored for a full one-week period, her normal training will be closely reviewed and monitored, before a decision will be made on her returning to play.
“Due to her continued progression and assessment at Arsenal, Frida will not be joining up with the Norway national team for their forthcoming European Championship qualifiers against Finland and the Netherlands.”
Maanum was treated for around eight minutes on the pitch before play resumed at 0-0 and the match went into extra-time.
Arsenal – who went on to win 1-0 thanks to Stina Blackstenius’ goal – later confirmed Maanum was speaking and in a stable condition.
Maanum’s mother Liz-Heidi Leonhardsen was watching the match from home in Oslo and explained the “nightmare” ordeal she went through.
Speaking of the ordeal to Norwegian paper VG, Leonhardsen said: “It was a nightmare to follow the whole thing on TV without knowing what was going on.
“Fortunately, I received a relatively quick update from a friend of hers who was at the match.
“Frida is doing well now and she is being followed up by the medical team at Arsenal.”
Who is Frida Maanum?
FRIDA MAANUM arrived at Arsenal in 2021 from Linkoping.
An all-action midfielder, the 24-year-old can play anywhere in the middle of the park.
She made her debut for Norway aged just 17, and has now won 72 caps for her country, scoring 12 goals.
Maanum was part of the Norway 2023 World Cup Squad.They progressed into the round of 16 where they lost to Japan 3-1.
She appeared off the bench in that game.