Wilson 358 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 We have signed Andrea Christensen from Brondby, free! http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7493857/Chelsea-snap-up-Christensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 One player who will definitely join Chelsea is the 15-year-old defender Andreas Christensen. The Blues have secured the signature of the Denmark U-17 centre-half ahead of Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester City, Aston Villa, Ajax and German giants Bayern Munich. The Denmark Under-17 international will move from Brondby this summer after agreeing a deal on Sunday. Christensen told Ekstra Bladet: "I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like. They have the best plan for my future in football."Christensen has agreed to a summer move to Cobham that will see him joining talented defensive prospects Nathan Ake and Nathaniel Chalobah at the U18 level. The offer reportedly includes a job for Christensen's father working with our young keepers as well as housing for the player's family as they move to London.From a physical standpoint, Christensen is far from a finished product. He currently stands at slightly over 6 feet tall, but at the age of 15 it's still safe to assume he'll grow more and fill out some. How much so is difficult to project, but even if he was to stop growing now he'd likely have the size necessary to remain in the center of the defense. Andreas turned 15 this past April and currently plies his trade for the U17 side at Danish club Brøndby IF. He's also a regular in the Danish U17 side despite being eligible for the U15's. Christensen plays primarily in the center of the defense, he also has some experience playing on the left flank. It probably means little at this point, having some versatility is always a good thing going forward. While it's hard to find too much in the way of scouting information on someone this young, most reports seem to suggest that Christensen is positionally solid and very calm and composed on the ball for one so young. They are also fairly glowing about his athleticism, which coupled with his size at this age definitely makes me smile. That seems to be the type of player Michael Emenalo prefers, having signed youngsters Nathan Ake and Tomas Kalas that fit very similar molds in the past year.This should not be looked at as anything other than a long term purchase. While it's fun to dream about what might be in the long term, Andreas will likely be slotted into the youth team when he arrives and is still years away from first team action. From all reports I've read he's certainly being looked at as a world class prospect, but temper your expectations with this one until we see how he fares when he arrives. Brøndby has a very good reputation though, so hopefully this is just the next in a series of what have been fantastic youth signings lately if it is indeed finalized. With all the criticism that the academy has been receiving on the failure to produce top flight players in recent years it is good to see us being viewed in such high regard by Europe's top youngsters. Christensen will join what is rapidly becoming the most highly touted U18 squad in Europe over the summer, and while we won't be seeing him in the Chelsea first team at any point soon, we'll certainly benefit from the additional depth. We do seem to have a glut of young talent now in the center of the defense, but that seems to be a very nice problem to have indeed. All in all, it's another good day for the Chelsea youth system. Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/12278-andreas-christensen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson 358 Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/12278-andreas-christensen/I beat you to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I beat you to it Mine has more information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Christensen told Ekstra Bladet: "I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like. They have the best plan for my future in football."LOL BlueSunshine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo101 75 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Another one entering the Chelsea 'black hole' never to be seen again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Excuse my pessimism, but I honestly rarely get excited about new acquisition to our youth squad. But, then again, who knows what could happen in 4-5 years time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Its nice to see us make these type of transactions for the future. It's a try at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker10 946 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 LOLWhat so funny?He is very similar to Kalas, Chalobah, Bruma, and Ake. He fits perfectly into our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 guess we can't make fun of arsenal anymore.. recently we've been pedobearing around too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 What so funny?He is very similar to Kalas, Chalobah, Bruma, and Ake. He fits perfectly into our team.I was laughing at his quote on why he chose Chelsea, for the amazing football we apparently play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 He should have joined Bayern Munich. They are quite low on defenders and could get into the first team 2-3 years.Bayern have 6 Defenders to fill 4 Spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I'm jealous, because he's the same age as me and can play for Chelsea. Wish I was born in England... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri 115 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Great talent, now lets use it in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ja1 1,166 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 @chelseayouth: RT @Wilkens_cph: Christensen tells that he actually got called up for Leeds AWAY but dropped out of squad when Ivanovic got over his knock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ja1 1,166 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Surprised Christensen has made the squad TBH, he's been good this year but the likes of Boga, Baker and Feruz were more deserving of a call up to the first team squad based on all their campaigns IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Just found out about this guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 hopefully we kill the game of by about 75mins and he can get a go, never heard of him though yuvala 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ziggles 110 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Wow, what a day it'll be for Christensen. I'm really hoping he gets a go, although I did expect Patrick Bamford to be on the subs bench seeing as how he's had a great season with MK Dons. Unless the rules prevented our loanees from being there... Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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