The FC Barcelona is close to closing the hiring of Andreas Christensen for the next season. The Danish center-back will arrive as a free agent because his contract with Chelsea ends and he does not want to renew, so he will arrive to strengthen Xavi Hernández’s defensive rotation and finalize the exits of defenders who do not fit into the club’s plans: Clement Lenglet and Samuel Umtiti.
But the work of Joan Laporta does not stop. The president of the Blaugrana team wants to put together a top-level squad for next season and intends to close three more signings in the summer, waiting for what might happen with Erling Braut Haaland. The Norwegian is the main target of the team, but he is not the only one in a wide list of options.
As reported Fabrizio Romano, FC Barcelona plans to advance talks to sign three more players as free agents in the summer and finish putting together a squad full of variants for Xavi Hernández. And here we tell you who they are:
The 3 free signings that Joan Laporta wants to close after Andreas Christensen
-César Azpilicueta: The Spanish defender ends his contract with Chelsea in the summer and there is still no information about his renewal. He can play as a central and lateral. It is a profile that is very useful to Xavi for the defense.
-Nouassir Mazraoui: The Moroccan ends his contract in the summer with Ajax and made the decision not to renew to change scenery. Dortmund is also in the bid to get his services in the summer. An option to replace the departure of Sergiño Dest in summer.
-Franck Kessie: The Ivorian ends his contract with AC Milan in the summer and does not want to renew because they do not meet his financial demands. It is a profile that can add physicality, verticality and rotation to Xavi in the midfield area.