Matthew German and Jordi Cruyff they want to tie up this week the signing of Andreas Christensen (25 years old) by FC Barcelona for the next season. According to the journalist Matteo Moretto, a specialist in international market issues, Barça’s director of football and the member of the technical secretariat would already be in London or will travel this Wednesday to undertake what could be considered the final offensive for the hiring of Chelsea’s Danish central defender. As his contract ends on June 30 with the English club and he has no intention of renewing it, the summit will be with his representatives.
The blaugrana club would have raised the economic offer to Christensen to make it clear that it is a serious and determined bet above other options. Although the operation is not closed, the intention is to pamper the player so that he does not let himself be seduced by other proposals, such as that of Bayern, which is still alive in the bidding, although the German club knows that Barça has it better on track.
MD already published last weekend, that, according to information from Bild, at the top of the Bayern They are aware that Barça has taken the lead to take one of the most coveted pieces of a market in which free agents will be protagonists again.
To Bayern, yes, you always have to have respect as a rival in a bid because it has economic potential to convince a free player. In addition, he needs a central defender after confirming the departure of Niklas Süle to Borussia Dortmund free of contract at the end of the season. Antonio Ruediger It is another objective of the Bavarian club although it has Real Madrid as a rival and Chelsea itself, which only renewed Thiago Silva.
From the 54-time Danish international, Barça already had very good reports from his time at Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he played on loan from Chelsea for two years (2015-17) before returning to Stamford Bridge, where he is a pillar for Thomas Tuchel.
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