Manchester United have reportedly made contact with Barcelona over versatile defender Andreas Christensen, even though he has not played since August due to an Achilles injury.
The 28-year-old played for 26 minutes in Barcelona's opening La Liga match against Valencia, but suffered a recurrence of the Achilles problem that first dogged him in March.
Christensen missed BarcelonaThe last 30 games in all competitions as a result, and watching from the sidelines as the club's early season form has been eroded by a catalog of disastrous defeats – Atletico Madrid now top the table ahead of real madridBarcelona is in third place, six points behind.
Spanish publishing sports Barcelona's change of heart over the sale of Ronald Araujo has reportedly been strongly linked with Juventus and has been A goal for Arsenal has also been reported – Prompting the club to re-evaluate who they might be willing to part ways with in January.
Christensen's name has been mentioned alongside Eric Garcia, with the report going on to suggest that United, who sit 14th in the Premier League table but have… An unforgettable victory in the third round of the FA Cup At Arsenal on Sunday, they were in touch about the former Chelsea star.
It is said that nothing has progressed further than United's inquiry who, on the surface at least, appear to have good stock in the centre-back department.
Harry Maguire is enjoying a resurgence in a central back three, flanked by a combination of Matthijs de Ligt, Lenny Euro, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof and, on occasion, full-back Noussair Mazraoui.
Christensen is also capable of playing in the defensive midfield position – he has worked for Barcelona in that position several times – though again united He has Manuel Ugarte and Casemiro on the roster, with Kobe Maino and Christian Eriksen also able to drop deeper if necessary.
At the very least, Barcelona will likely try to force someone out the exit door, due to their continued scrupulousness with their finances. The club just has He succeeded in scoring Dani Olmo temporarily Until early April, as sales in January and in the summer will be the only possible way to pay for potential new signings.
