Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Friday, May 22, 2026, 8:45 p.m. / Updated Friday, May 22, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
Andreas Christensen will continue at Barcelona. The 30-year-old Danish centre-back and the Catalan club have reached an all-out agreement to extend his contract for a further two seasons.
Andreas Christensen is out of contract this summer. The Dane had initially refused the club's first extension proposal, but after intense negotiations, Christen accepted. Christensen has signed on for two more seasons and would also take a pay cut. Although he has had major injury problems of late, Christensen is still a player Hansi Flick relies on.
Andreas Christensen will continue at Barcelona
Christensen would have had more financially advantageous offers on the table, coming from other European clubs and also from Saudi Arabia, according to abola.pt. However, the priority has always been to stay in the capital of Catalonia. The player and his family feel fully adapted to the club and the city, which led the sportsman to take a pay cut to continue
Andreas Christensen suffered a serious injury in training and will be out for at least four months // PHOTO: Getty Images
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Andreas Christensen has played 17 games for the Blaugrana this season and scored one goal, but his season has also been marred by injuries. The Dane is quoted by specialized websites at 9 million euros.
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Since joining the Catalan club in 2022, Christensen has played 97 matches, scoring 5 goals and providing 3 assists. He has three titles, a Cup and a Super Cup with Barcelona. Teams in Christensen's CV: Chesea, Monchengladbach, Barcelona.
The extension would be made official next week or two weeks from now. Christensen has not played an official match since December 2025, when he played 86 minutes in Guadalajara – Barcelona, score 0-2, a match in which he also scored. The footballer's goal is to return to strength in the team's training camp this summer and start getting minutes again at the Spanish champions.
