{"id":11930,"date":"2025-06-24T23:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/11930\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:00:08","slug":"ac-milan-keen-on-signing-29-year-old-barcelona-defender-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/11930\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Milan keen on signing 29-year-old Barcelona defender – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andreas Christensen is one of many Barcelona players who are facing an uncertain future at Camp Nou as the club brace themselves for a crucial week ahead.<\/p>\n

With the squad having at least five players who can operate at centre-back, Barcelona are expected to sanction the sale of at least one.<\/p>\n

Christensen has emerged as the most likely candidate, having mostly struggled with injuries over the past year or so.<\/p>\n

AC Milan want Christensen<\/p>\n

According to Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, AC Milan are among the clubs interested in a move for Christensen this summer.<\/p>\n

The Rossoneri are keen on shoring up their ranks in the defensive unit, though their primary target is someone else.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Milan are interested in Giovanni Leoni of Parma, who is regarded as one of the rising stars in Italian football.<\/p>\n

\"\"Andreas Christensen is considered surplus to the requirements at Barcelona (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

However, having made a breakthrough at just 18, Leoni is expected to cost a fortune, which is why Milan are open to alternatives. The Italian outfit ideally prefer an experienced option at the back.<\/p>\n

That is where Christensen comes into the fray. The Dane brings a wealth of experience to the table, having played in La Liga, Bundesliga and the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Christensen is unlikely to cost a fortune either, as his contract expires in 2026, with Barcelona not having much leverage in the deal.<\/p>\n

The Catalans, in fact, may even settle for the bare minimum, knowing that Christensen being released from the wage bill could be much more important.<\/p>\n

Christensen, though, is not interested in a move away from Camp Nou and has reportedly rejected attempts from Saudi Arabia<\/a> already.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it will be interesting to see whether the interest from Milan is enough to woo the Dane to leave the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andreas Christensen is one of many Barcelona players who are facing an uncertain future at Camp Nou as…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[4525,12668,1386,4444,5727,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-11930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ac-milan","9":"tag-andreas-christensen","10":"tag-barcelona","11":"tag-barcelona-news","12":"tag-fc-barcelona","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114740830770534558","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}