Chelsea is facing a challenging winter transition period, as four defensive supports can leave its ranks in the summer.
London’s Chelsea entered the current year on the right foot. Trustees of German coach Thomas Tuchel ensure participation in the spring phase of the Champions League, in addition, they still remain one of the favorites in the fight for the title of the English Premier League. He is currently losing only two points at the first Manchester City. Nevertheless, the team from Stamford Bridge can expect a large departure of the team’s defensive support as early as January.
Already in the summer, the contract ends with the four prominent faces of the London club’s defensive line. In January, they can start negotiations on their future engagement in another club, which they will join as free players in July. The interest of European big clubs is especially in the German tracker Antonio Rudigerwhose stay at the Stamford Bridge Club is still being negotiated. However, it is speculated that he will not be able to meet his high salary requirements.
In addition, according to the British daily The Independent, the fight between potential candidates is beginning to intensify. Rudigera wants to get German in the long run Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspurs are also interested in the 28-year-old. However, according to the newspaper, the German himself allegedly wants an engagement in Real Madrid, Spain, if he should leave his current club as a free agent in the summer.
AC Milan wants to get Christiensen
The contract will also end with Danish representative Andreas Christiensen, who, according to reports in the Italian daily Corriere dello Sport, could leave in January for a reduced amount. The local AC Milan is interested in a 25-year-old stopper, who must complete his back row in the January transition period to make up for the loss of Simon Kjaer’s experienced defensive support. However, according to The Sun, Catalonia, Barcelona, is also circling around it.
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In addition, the Spanish national team is preparing to leave Chelsea after ten years César Azpilicueta, whose contract also ends in the summer and speculates about his return to his homeland. Eurosport reports that an experienced extreme defender could head to Atlética Madrid or Barcelona. In addition, information from the Daily Mail booth shows that Azpilicuet’s teammates are amazed at the current situation regarding his contract and is therefore questionable whether they will try to support the Spaniard’s stay in the club.
Thiago Silva is close to overtime
The fourth defender to be able to leave the club as a free agent in the summer is a Brazilian stopper Thiago Silva. However, the 37-year-old former player Paris Saint-Germain or AC Milan is 90 minutes, according to the server close to the signing of a new annual contract. It is thus a question mark which of the experienced players will endure on Stamford Bridge, but it is clear that the head of the London club, Marina Granovskaiou, is facing a difficult winter transfer period.
