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Blind set to return to Ajax squad after heart condition diagnosis

Daley Blind is expected to feature in Ajax's matchday squad against Utrecht on Sunday, after being diagnosed with a heart condition which has kept him out of action for the last two months.

Blind was medically examined after suffering from dizziness during a Champions League defeat to Valencia on December 10.

The 29-year-old was subsequently diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation, also known as cardiomyopathy, and has not played for Ajax since.

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The Netherlands international was forced to undergo a multitude of tests, with doctors eventually fitting a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, which is designed to regulate abnormal heart rhythms.