Barcelona have offered a €32.5 million contract to Chelsea defender

Barcelona are inching closer to the free transfer signing of Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen according to various reports.

The Danish international has just a little over three months left on his current deal at Stamford Bridge and has decided to move on, with Barça appearing to be his next destination.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed as much earlier this week, claiming that Christensen was very close to joining the Blaugrana. The Italian also revealed that the 25-year-old had turned down proposals from English clubs out of respect for Chelsea.

Romano also shared that the centre-back had also decided to snub Bayern Munich in favour of Barcelona, owing to the fact that the Catalans had made a much better contract proposal.

Now Fichajes has built on that claim and revealed some of the details of the terms that Barça have offered to the Chelsea defensive mainstay.

As per the report, the La Liga behemoths have tabled a five-year contract proposal worth €6.5 million per season, taking the overall value of the deal to €32.5 million. The offer is believed to be better than what Bayern had submitted, which is surprising given Barcelona’s situation.

Christensen is believed to be well on his way to Camp Nou at the end of the season, with reports even claiming that the Danish centre-half completed his medical earlier this week. The deal is expected to be finalised in the coming days.

The Chelsea defender would arrive to provide cover and competition for Gerard Pique, Ronaldo Araujo and Eric Garcia in Barcelona’s centre-back department, given as both Clement Lenglet and Samuel Umtiti are likely to move on in the summer.

Apart from Christensen, Barça are also close to capturing his Chelsea teammate Cesar Azpilicueta on a free transfer, while a Bosman deal for AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie is also believed to be in the final stages.