"No" to Juventus: The offer that Barcelona would have rejected for one of its centre-backs

The future of Andreas Christensen points strongly to Serie A. The latest rumors point to Juventus' interest in the Danish central defender and, in fact, the Bianconera board has already presented a first formal offer for the Lillerod player, which did not convince. neither to Deco nor to Joan Laporta. Of course, as with the rest of the possible discards, the footballer will have the last word.

In principle, the 'Vecchia Signora' would have offered 15 million fixed euros plus another 10 in variables for Christensen. The 28-year-old defender arrived in Barcelona in 2022 with a letter of freedom after his successful time at Chelsea and, although this season he barely played the first matchday of LaLiga before getting injured, he still has credentials as a top defender.

In that sense, the Barça board is not willing to give away the Dane, for whom they hope to earn at least 20 fixed 'kilos' if, finally, the footballer gives the green light to his departure. Andreas maintains a value of €30M on the Transfermarkt website and has a contract until 2026, so there are no reasons to rush his sale in January. Next summer, the situation may be different.

Juventus is looking for a central defender to cover the loss of Bremer

And, faced with the possibility of losing him for free in 2026, Barça could be forced to lower their financial demands for the '15', even more so if the center-back remains on the bench for most of the second half of 2024/ 25. In principle, Christensen should return to action before the end of the year, although there is still no clear date regarding his medical discharge.

The one from Lillerod suffers from tendonitis that has left him out of action since mid-August and, for the moment, he is the last central defender in Hansi Flick's plans, since the great performance of Iñigo Martínez and Pau Cubarsí, together with the imminent return of Ronald Araújo, they leave the former 'blue' defender without a place in the team. Barça also has Eric García in the infirmary, another of the possible discards for the winter market.

Hence, Thiago Motta seeks to convince Andreas to try his luck in Serie A. The Juve coach needs to sign an experienced center back to cover the loss of Gleison Bremer, who will probably miss the rest of the season after breaking his cruciate anterior of the left knee in the Champions League, against RB Leipzig. This scenario could lead the Dane to agree to move to Turin, but there are still many details to be tied up in the operation.