Andreas Christensen’s future at Chelsea is now uncertain as the two sides have reportedly stalled contract talks in recent months
It is a very absurd situation that the club’s hierarchy has put itself in. With an aging back line, every board’s priority would be to tie down players on long-term deals that will solidify the future of its club. In this case, these players are Christensen, Rudiger and Trevoh Chalobah. Players like Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva are also the ones who have only a few months left on their contract, but they don’t have more than a few years left at the top level, certainly not as many as the others. Having won the Champions League last season, the club should now be focused on a title challenge in the Premier League, but the mismanagement of key players’ contracts can put Chelsea’s future success in jeopardy.
The new contract—which was offered to Christensen back in August—would see the Danish defender signed up to a four-year deal with an option to extend for another season. The central defender would still be amongst the lowest-earning senior players at the club, according to Goal, despite it still representing a significant pay rise. Both defenders are reportedly keen to stay at Stamford Bridge but want to be rewarded for their role as some of the most important players.
The Blues have shown serious interest in signing a new defender after failing to sign Jules Kounde from Sevilla during the summer transfer window. The west London side has also been offered Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt, with his agent Mino Raiola coming out publicly saying that he wants his client to move to a new club in the summer of 2022. If, for any reason, the club fails to sign either Christensen or Rudiger to a new contract, that will prove very costly in many ways.
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