Highly rated defender will join Chelsea only if Conte promises regular football
Jul 23, 2016 at 6:34 PM
Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen insists he wants first-team football if The Blues want him to return to Stamford Bridge.
The Denmark international has really impressed on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach, who had a bid rejected for the centre-back this summer.
Christensen will now spend a second season on loan with the Bundesliga giants, but insists he only wants to play for the Blues if he is to be a first-team regular with the club.
“The main thing is, to play. That’s the main thing that I want for my future,” the youngster told Goal.
“It is all about playing football and that’s it. [Playing at Chelsea] That is an ambition of mine, to play over there in the first team but right now I am not thinking about the future.
“I am not thinking about Chelsea and what they are doing and what I am doing. I am focusing on what Borussia is doing. I am just really looking forward to playing games and hopefully qualifying for the group stages of the Champions League.”
Since veteran defenders Martin Stranzl and Tony Jantschke got injured and were out of form, Monchengladbach manager Andre Schubert gave Christensen a chance in the first team.
He has been undroppable since then, and he’s shown that the flashes that he showed at Chelsea were no fluke. Christensen has become a consistent performer for Gladbach.
He is basically a centre back who has a wide set of skills, something very reminiscent of Mats Hummels. This is because of one of his main strengths, his passing ability. His ability to pass and deliver accurate long balls to his teammates is something that is rare in a defender.
He has an assist to show for his passing skills as well, and his passing as much as his defending has made him a key player for Andre Schubert.
His passing ability far outweighs that of any other defender that Schubert has at his disposal.