Andreas Christensen pulled out of Chelsea FA Cup final defeat against Liverpool ahead of Barcelona switch - Paper Round

Christensen leaves Chelsea short at Wembley Andreas Christensen “shocked” his Chelsea team-mates after making himself unavailable for selection on the day of the FA Cup final. The 26-year-old was previously feeling unwell during the week and ruled himself out of the trip to Wembley – despite being declared fit to play. Christensen “disappeared from the team hotel on Saturday morning” which left his Chelsea team-mates “shocked and confused”.

The Denmark defender is expected to join Barcelona this summer as a free agent after failing to reach an agree to extend his contract at Stamford Bridge. Ad/> /> TransfersRice to reject eight-year West Ham extension amid Man Utd interest — Paper Round11/05/2022 AT 22:45 Paper Round’s view: There might be more to this story, but it does not look good for Christensen at the moment. Chelsea were already short on centre-back options and started 22-year-old Trevoh Chalobah in defence.

Christensen has left his manager and team-mates short in an important match just because he is off this summer. Surely every professional footballer wants to play in cup finals. It makes no sense.

Even if he was actually injured, he should have stayed with the squad at the hotel then travelled to the match to support his team-mates. Read the full story PogBACK… again Paul Pogba could be set for a sensational return to Juventus this summer, according to Goal. The Manchester United midfielder will leave Old Trafford as a free agent at the end of the season after failing to agree a contract extension with the club.