Denmark coach Morten Olsen is leaving the door open for Jesper Gronkjaer to play against Italy on Monday in his team’s Euro 2004 opener despite the coach’s initial deadline of Thursday having come and gone.
The Chelsea winger is still in Denmark by the side of his sick mother but Olsen is hopeful he will make it to Portugal.
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