Christensen, second signing of Barça 2022-23

Another official signing in the FC Barcelona. After announcing at noon Franck Kessié’s free contract from the Milan, Andreas Christensen will also play under the orders of Xavi Hernandez. The Danish center-back, who turned 26 on April 10, will sign until 2026 and will also have a termination clause estimated at 500 million euros. The defense decided not to prolong the contract that linked him with the Chelsea until last June 30.

His presentation, already advanced on Saturday by the Barça president Joan Laporta, will take place this Thursday at the Ciutat Esportiva since the Camp Nou is changing to grass. The signing of the contract will be held in the offices of the club’s facilities in Sant Joan Despí at 12:00. and half an hour later there will be a photo session at Camp Tito Vilanova. At 1:15 p.m. press conference is scheduled.

Trained in the lower categories of the London club since he was 16 years old after playing before in his country in the Skjold Birkeröd and the Bröndbymade his first-team debut in 2014-15 before going on loan for two years to Borussia Monchengladbach. He went back to Stamford Bridge in 2017 and in these five campaigns he has played 161 official matches with two goals to his credit. A Champions League (2020-21), a Europa League (2018-19), a Club World Cup (2021), a Premier League (2014-15), an FA Cup (2017-18) and a European Super Cup (2021 ) appear in his list of winners as ‘blue’. In the Champions League final, won against Manchester City in Porto, he replaced Thiago Silva after his injury.

Nicknamed ‘The Danish Maldini’ for its elegance

Son of Sten Christensen, Bröndby exporter, and accustomed to playing as a right-footed center back both in a line of four and three, Christensen stands out especially for his ball output and speed on the cut. With his 188 centimeters in height, he is also struggling in the aerial game although his finesse with the ball earned him the nickname of ‘The Danish Maldini‘.

Christensenqualified for the 2022 World Cup and semi-finalist in the European Championship played a year ago, has been capped 57 times with the ‘red dynamite’ and said yes to Barça the month of March after being tempted by other European clubs and by himself Chelsea. The ‘blues’ have lost this summer to Antonio Ruedigerbooked by Real Madrid without paying anything when you are free. yes renewed Thiago Silva until 2023.

Already in his stage on loan in the Borussia Monchengladbach, Christensen He aroused the interest of Barça, who had very good reports of him. The follow-up has been maintained at the same time that it was consolidating itself in the elite of English football. During his career he has faced the azulgrana four times without having won yet: 1-2 in Moenchengladbach and 4-0 in the Camp Nou in the 2016-17 Champions League and 1-1 in London and 3-0 in Barcelona in the eighths of the 2017-18.

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