Barcelona has announced the free transfer signing of Andreas Christensen from Chelsea.
The centre-back is Barca’s second significant arrival of the day, having previously unveiling Franck Kessie following his transfer from Milan.
The Ivorian midfielder signs on a Bosman transfer after his contract at San Siro expired.
Christensen, 26, has signed a four-year at Camp Nou, keeping him at the club until 2026.
The Danish international has been expected to complete his move to Barcelona for months after agreeing to leave Chelsea upon the expiration of his contract.
It is still just a matter of time before the transfer becomes official.
The saga surrounding his move from Chelsea to Barcelona was delayed and complicated due to Blaugrana’s current financial situation.
Nevertheless, Christensen finally joined Xavi after solving that issue.
Just like Kessie, Christensen also has a €500 million release clause in his Barcelona contract.
La Liga rules mean every player must have a release clause at some price.
During this time, he won six different senior trophies.
After spending two years in the Bundesliga on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach between 2015 and 2017, Christensen became a regular at Stamford Bridge and has left, having featured over 150 times for the first team.
Who else will Barcelona sign this transfer window?
Despite the club’s massive pile of debt and financial troubles, Barcelona has ambitious plans for this summer.
With Kessie and Christensen now confirmed, they will continue working on adding yet more quality to the squad.
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha have been looking forwarding options, and the club are pursuing both.
While Jules Kounde and Marcos Alonso could arrive to provide more defensive reinforcements.
Barcelona did great business in the last few days, and more singings are coming.
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