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Barcelona will sign with Danish advocate and free agent Andrea Scristensen, announced Monday, hours after Frank Kessie, a midfielder on the Ivory Coast, also participated in a free transfer from AC Milan. Agreed to.
Christensen signed a deal with Barcelona until June 2026, and his acquisition clause will be set at 500 million euros ($ 522.2 million), a Catalan club said in a statement.
The 26-year-old Centerback helped Chelsea win the 2020-21 Champions League, the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
Christensen, with 56 caps in Denmark, became a free agent after his contract with Chelsea expired last month.
Kessie has also signed a four-year contract and has the same acquisition terms as Kristensen.
The Ivory Coast Midfielder left AC Milan at the end of the contract in June after helping an Italian club win the first Serie A title in the 11 years of last season. ..
Barcelona finished second in LaLiga last season, second only to rival Real Madrid.
($ 1 = 0.9575 euro) (reported by Manasi Pathak of Bengalur, edited by Christian Radnedge)
