Several Premier League teams interested in Barcelona’s €40 million-rated defensive gem

Just a while ago, reports broke claiming that Barcelona are all set to re-sign former academy defender Chadi Riad from Real Betis next summer.

The Catalans sent the La Masia graduate to Betis on loan with a buy option, which they are triggering to keep him at the club. However, Barça have now decided to bring Riad back next summer buy activating a €7 million buyback option in the deal.

Given that they already have a plethora of defenders on their books, one of Jules Kounde or Andreas Christensen will be sold in the summer, considering that Ronald Araujo is seen as non-transferable while Inigo Martinez would not fetch a big fee.

Christensen attracting Premier League interest

Now, SPORT is claiming that Christensen could be one sacrificed by Barcelona in the summer, as the Danish international is attracting plenty of interest from several Premier League clubs.

Signed from Chelsea in the summer of 2022 for free, Christensen enjoyed a solid debut season at Barça, but is no longer seen as an undisputed starter this season.

With Joao Cancelo arriving, Kounde has been playing more regularly at centre-back alongside Ronald Araujo, while Martinez’s good form has also meant that Christensen’s minutes have taken a hit.

It has already been reported that the 27-year-old wishes to play more regularly, with his agent even meeting with Deco in recent months.

Several Premier League clubs would be willing to make a bid for him in the summer as per the report, and a final decision would be made then.

But considering that Kounde was a player that Xavi pushed hard to sign, it is likely that Christensen, whose market value stands at €40 million, would be the one sold by the Blaugrana.