One day, two massive signings. As expected, right after Franck Kessie – Barcelona made the cooperation with Andreas Christensen official. The Catalans brought in the until-recently sweeper of Chelsea on the same principle as the former midfielder of AC Milan. Barcelona waited for Christensen’s contract to expire and hired him without paying any compensation. Unlike some past times, when during the presidency of Josep Maria Bartomeu they overpaid players, the first two summer signings came without investing a single euro.You shall not pass … but he can pass 😉 pic.twitter.com/ezcL5PhLkU— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 4, 2022 Christensen signed a contract for four years and there is a buyout clause of 500 million euros, which is more a way to protect the Catalans in the market than the value of the Danish international.It’s hard to say how much he’s worth now, but he’s definitely a good defender. It’s no coincidence that he even spent ten years under contract with Chelsea, who bought him while he demonstrated his talent in the younger categories of Brondby, waited for him to mature for the big stage, sent him on a two-year loan to Borussia Monchengladbach and finally welcomed him in the last few seasons as a first-team player. He was partly responsible, among other things, for winning the Champions League in the summer of 2021 and the Europa League two years earlier.##NAJAVA_MECA_6483760##Christensen played 161 games for the Blues, and he arrives at the Nou Camp as a mature footballer. In what could be his best football years. He just turned 26 in April.Andreas Christensen is expected to add stability to Xavi’s less-than-convincing back line. In the previous season, the coach of Barcelona used mainly Gerard Pique and Ronald Araujo, occasionally Eric Garcia, but the returnee from Manchester City did not really make a name for himself. Samuel Umtiti should sign for Rennes, Clement Lenglet will probably go to Tottenham, while the coaching staff no longer counts on Oscar Mingueza.
