Danish centre-back Andreas Christensen, who was introduced as a new Barcelona player, assured that his style of play fits quite well with that of his new club.
In an act held at the Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper, the Danish international signed his new contract, until 2026 and with a clause of 500 million euros, gave his first touches with the Barça shirt and appeared before the media to assess How do you face this new stage?
«Xavi (Hernández) has not asked me for anything special. I am here because of the player I have become and the person I am. I fit in well with Barça’s style, and that’s why I’m here. My style of play fits quite well with that of Barça », he insisted.
Accompanied by the president Joan Laporta and Jordi Cruyff, a member of the sports management, the former Chelsea player did not reveal the content of the conversation with his new coach – «I am quite shy, reserved, quiet and that is what has brought me here », he said-, but he pointed out that Xavi likes his «style and personality».
At the event, Laporta thanked him for choosing to play for Barça and revealed that at the age of 8, the Danish footballer’s “dream” was to become a player for the Barça club.
An anecdote that the protagonist expanded on at the press conference: «It is a day in which I feel very proud. Since I was eight years old I put on a paper that said that he wanted to be a professional player and that he wanted to play for Barça ».
At the age of 26, Christensen will fulfill his “dream” and he will do so with the intention of “being on the pitch” and “playing”, although he is aware that he will have “competition” in the Barça squad.
The Danish international has become Barcelona’s second signing for next season, which is also interested in Chelsea players Marcos Alonso and César Azpilicueta, with whom Christensen wants to meet again in the Barça dressing room.
Unlike the two Spanish defenders, he arrives at Barça as a free agent, which meant that in his last stage at the English club he enjoyed less prominence.
“It was a difficult few weeks, it was not the way I wanted to end my time there, but I am proud to have been part of Chelsea,” said the Danish international, who added that he is now in “full health” in reference to the words he said. his former coach, Thomas Tuchel, who noted that he was not “ready to play” the FA Cup final and that it was not the first time it had happened.
On his signing, Jordi Cruyff stressed that Christensen is a player with “experience, he has a good ball output” and added that “he is used to pressure”, after his experience at Chelsea. “He is a player who is prepared to perform from the first minute,” he settled. EFE
