Christensen sale considered as Barcelona aims to reduce wage costs

Barcelona is considering selling Danish defender Andreas Christensen to raise funds amid financial difficulties.

Andreas Christensen
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The Denmark international appears to be the latest player that Barcelona is willing to sell as they seek to generate funds amid ongoing financial challenges, according to AS. The 28-year-old was named as a substitute for Barca’s opening La Liga match of the season on Saturday and played the final 25 minutes, suggesting he may not be central to Hansi Flick’s plans.

Barcelona is currently unable to register Dani Olmo, who joined from RB Leipzig, and needs to raise additional funds to integrate him into the squad. Since Christensen joined on a free transfer from Chelsea in 2022, selling him could generate profit and free up space on the wage bill, making it possible for Barca to register their new signing.

The report also notes that Christensen has attracted interest from Premier League clubs, with Newcastle being recently linked. Last week, Mundo Deportivo reported that Barcelona would seek around €30 million (£26m/$33m) for his transfer.

With just over a week remaining in the transfer window, Barcelona must finalize a deal for Christensen if they intend to sell him. The club is also reportedly open to offloading other players, including Ilkay Gundogan, who may return to Manchester City, as well as Ansu Fati, Vitor Roque, and Mikayil Faye.

Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

DenmarkDenmark

Age: 28

187 cm

78 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 1 0 Missed
Minutes 26 26.0 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 0 0.0 Avg
Passes 16 16.088.0% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 1.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total once for 26 minutes for La Liga.

Andreas Christensen didn’t score any goal for FC Barcelona. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in La Liga. In the last match FC Barcelona won 2-1 against Valencia. The next match in La Liga will be against Athletic Club.

FC Barcelona performance and stats

FC Barcelona

Manager: Hans-Dieter Flick
Rank 1st
Win 1
Draw 0
Loss 0
Goals 2-1
Diff 1
Top 3 Scorers
This season

FC Barcelona is currently 1st in the La Liga with 3 points.

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 2 goals and conceding 1.​

FC Barcelona will play the next match in La Liga against Athletic Club on Saturday 24th of August in Barcelona. The prediction is FC Barcelona winning the match.​