Chelsea announces the departure of Christensen and Barcelona as a possible destination

Chelsea Football Club announced today the departure of Danish international defender Andreas Christensen after reaching the end of his contract, to join German defender Antonio Rudiger, who recently joined Real Madrid.

Chelsea published a picture of the 26-year-old Dane on his Twitter account with the comment "Thank you Andreas", who has defended the London club's colors since joining the youth team in 2012, but he played for two seasons with Borussia Monchengladbach on loan between 2015 and 2017.

According to media reports, the Danish, who won with Chelsea the European League titles "Europe League" in 2019, the Champions League, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup last year, signed his transfer contract to Barcelona, ​​Spain, and the deal will become official once the latter gets the green light from the local league. .

Chelsea also officially announced Friday the departure of English midfielder Danny Drinkwater, 32, who will reach the end of his contract this month.

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