The Daily Mail believes Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are all queuing up to sign the 20-year-old from Chelsea.
Jon Toral of Arsenal (L) in action with Andreas Christensen of Chelsea
Chelsea youngster Andreas Christensen will not be sold by the club despite a whole host of sides taking an interest in the Denmark defender, according to the Daily Mail.
Christensen is in the middle of a two-year loan spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach where he’s featured in the first team on a regular basis, including in their two recent Champions League campaigns.
The 20-year-old is highly-rated at Stamford Bridge, but is also highly-sought after, with a who’s who of big sides keen on the former Brondby star.
Borussia Monchengladbach’s Mahmoud Dahoud and Andreas Christensen challenge Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze
Mönchengladbach’s Champions League opponents Barcelona and Manchester City are reportedly eyeing the centre back as well as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
Featuring just three times since his arrival in West London in 2014, Christensen is expected to return to Chelsea and challenge for a place in Antonio Conte’s side with John Terry about to hang up his boots anytime soon and Gary Cahill entering a decline despite his regular appearances for club and country.
Chelsea’s notoriety for failing to promote youth players to the first team is likely to put Christensen off committing himself to The Blues, while their lack of Champions League football could also hurt their chances of keeping hold of him.
Andreas Christensen of Chelsea and George Williams of Fulham
The club are open to strengthening their defence in January, reportedly failing in bids to land either of Juventus’ Leonardo Bonucci and Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly in the summer transfer window, while David Luiz returned to the club on deadline day.
With Conte favouring a 3-5-2 system, Christensen could be a part of a new-look, younger Chelsea side and with his eight Denmark caps is already regarded as a hot prospect.
Kurt Zouma’s return from a fractured leg will also be a massive boost to Chelsea whose defensive woes should ease with the return of the Frenchman and their talismanic captain Terry.
Chelsea’s John Terry and Kurt Zouma celebrate at the end of the match
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