Thomas Tuchel hopes Andreas Christensen seizes the opportunity to become a “huge player” at Chelsea and ignores increasing speculation linking him with a move away from Stamford Bridge.
Christensen’s contract expires this summer and he has so far rejected the Blues’ offer of an extension, with the 25-year-old heavily linked with Barcelona, who are reportedly keen to sign the Denmark international if he becomes a free agent at the end of the season.
Tuchel was adamant the club would weather Christensen’s departure but hopes it doesn’t come to that, issuing another plea for the centre-back to commit his long-term future to the European champions and take full advantage of the platform on offer at Chelsea.
“It’s in doubt [whether he stays], we hear the rumours,” the Chelsea boss said. “The situation with Andreas has been clear for many weeks, we are not happy about it because we – club representatives
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