Barcelona offer Chelsea star Andreas Christensen FIVE-YEAR contract as Xavi fights to land ‘key’ player on free transfer
BARCELONA have reportedly offered Chelsea star Andreas Christensen a FIVE-YEAR contract.
The centre-back is out of contract at the end of the season and is free to negotiate terms with foreign clubs.
And according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Barca have made an improved offer for Christensen with boss Xavi seeing the 25-year-old as a key part of his plans.
Dominant Bundesliga side Bayern Munich are also believed to be interested in the Blues defender.
And Christensen is no stranger to German football having spent two years of his professional career on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach.
The Denmark international made 62 Bundesliga appearances, scoring five goals in the process.
However, Barca are the more confident of the two parties.
Romano has also revealed Christensen will knock back any approaches made by Premier League clubs.
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The defender would not want to move to a English rival out of respect for Chelsea, who he has spent the last decade with.
Christensen is currently nursing an achilles injury.
As a result, the defender missed last Sunday's Carabao Cup final loss to Liverpool.
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