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Mundo Deportivo have recently come out with a report outlining Barcelona’s planned signings for 2020 and Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen was mentioned as one of the players the Catalans have been following.
What’s the word, then?
As per the same source’s report, the club will prioritise a centre-back, a right-back and a striker in the upcoming transfer windows and one of the names that is currently interesting the Blaugrana is Christensen.
The now 23-year-old might not be a priority for now but Mundo Deportivo mention that Barcelona have been following him for quite some time and he seems to be someone they like.
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Even though there is potential behind Chelsea’s young defender, he is actually not someone they should be targeting at all.
When it comes to young centre-backs, the Blaugrana are definitely well-covered and pretty safe for the future.
Pointless exercise
Christensen is definitely one of the talents for the future.
So far this season, however, he hasn’t played a major role at Chelsea under Frank Lampard’s stern but just hand.
The Dane started the 2019/20 season pretty strong, playing the full 90 minutes in the opening couple of clashes. However, his game time started dipping as a result of injuries and Lampard simply benching the young centre-back.
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It remains to be seen what kind of a role will he be given by his coach in the remainder of the campaign but let’s not forget that this is a player that was once tipped to become Chelsea’s next captain by their former manager, Antoine Conte.
Speaking in February 2018, the Italian said: “I trust Christensen. I think this player is the present and also for the future for Chelsea. He can also become the captain of this team.”
But even with that being said, Barcelona currently have four centre-backs in their squad, one of which is the 19-year-old Jean-Clair Todibo, who could suffer with Christensen’s potential arrival.
Not to mention that the Catalans have a couple of promising defenders in their B team that could potentially make a step-up in the not so distant future.
If they really want to strengthen the backline, maybe going for a more developed and safe option rather than bringing in another young talent is the better option.
But as it currently stands, even that might not be of such importance at the moment.