Posted on December 26, 2021 at 12:30 pm by La Rédaction
For several weeks, FC Barcelona has closely followed the situation of Andreas Christensen in order to freely recruit the Dane at the end of the season. Nevertheless, Barça's recent interest in Matthijs de Ligt could completely reshuffle the cards.
Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, Matthijs de Ligt does not arrive yet fail to meet the huge expectations placed on him since his arrival at Juventus in 2019. While the Dutchman could be pushed towards the exit by the Bianconeri, his agent Mino Raiola recently made a shattering announcement to NOS on the future of the former player of the Ajax Amsterdam : “I think we all know which clubs to mention for Matthijs de Ligt for his 'next step'. We will see this summer. (…) The Premier League? It could be Barcelona too, or Real Madrid or PSG. “This statement would not have left indifferent the FC Barcelona , who would be ready to clean up his workforce in order to be able to welcome Matthijs de Ligt . And Xavi could even go so far as to put a cross on a long-standing defensive target …
Barça slows down the recruitment of Christensen because of De Ligt
For several weeks, the name of Andreas Christensen has been associated with FC Barcelona. The Dane is in his last year of contract with Chelsea and therefore appears as an opportunity at a lower cost for Barça , in the grip of big economic problems. Thus, according to Sport, the club culé would have recently been close to an agreement with the central defender to recruit the latter freely at the end of the season. However, the irruption of the Matthijs de Ligt file would have put a brake on the recruitment of Andreas Christensen . Therefore, the current Blues player would have issued an ultimatum to the Catalan leaders …
If he does not have an answer in January, Christensen will go to see the competition
Also according to Sport information, Andreas Christensen could be seduced by the idea of joining FC Barcelona after the expiration of his contract with Chelsea . Nevertheless, the Dane would like to be fixed on his future as early as January and have demanded a swift response from the Blaugrana. The Catalan daily adds that if not, Christensen could be ready to study the offer of extension of Chelsea . In addition, Juventus , Bayern Munich as well as two Premier League clubs are also said to be monitoring the 25-year-old's situation. Barça will therefore have to make a choice in the coming days, with a decision that promises to be crucial for the next central hinge of Xavi .