{"id":91514,"date":"2025-12-21T23:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/can-barca-sign-center-back-after-christensen-injury_315606_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:34:32","slug":"can-barca-sign-center-back-after-christensen-injury_315606_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/can-barca-sign-center-back-after-christensen-injury_315606_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Christensen’s absence opens the door for a winter reinforcement in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"
Andreas Christensen’s<\/strong> injury prior to Villarreal-Barcelona intensified the internal debate within the Blaugrana squad regarding the necessity and feasibility of signing another center-back in the winter transfer window<\/a>, which opens on January 2, 2026. The Dane could be out for around four months<\/a> after partially tearing the cruciate ligament in his left knee during Saturday’s training session<\/p> In this regard, as of December 21, **the club has 20 days to send Christensen’s medical report to LaLiga** and request his long-term absence (for four or more months), with the aim of freeing up 80% of his salary and opening up space in their wage bill for a new signing.<\/p> Currently, Bar\u00e7a is not yet operating under the 1:1 rule<\/strong>, which means they are still facing problems with ‘Fair Play’ to sign players. Andreas’ injury, in that sense, would solve the problem, just as it happened with Ter Stegen<\/a>‘s operation last summer. After undergoing surgery, the German’s absence resolved the registration of the newly signed Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong>.<\/p> With Christensen, however, a **conservative treatment** has initially been opted for, although it does not prevent the Dane’s recovery time from being prolonged. The Lillerod native spent the entire first half of 24\/25 out due to an Achilles tendon injury<\/a> and, at that time (summer of 2024), his absence allowed for the registration of **Dani Olmo** and **Pau V\u00edctor**<\/p> In the press conference after Villarreal-Bar\u00e7a, Hansi Flick lamented Christensen’s injury and left the door open to signing another center-back in January. However, there is still time to evaluate options and make the best decision for the second half of the season.”I will speak with Deco today or tomorrow. The important thing is that Andreas returns well. We have to support him. He was in a good moment, we saw it in the Cup and in the sessions,” explained the manager regarding the absence of the 29-year-old defender.<\/p> For now, Bar\u00e7a has Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> and Pau Cubars\u00ed<\/strong> as the main alternatives for the center of the defense, along with Gerard Mart\u00edn<\/strong> and Ronald Araujo<\/a><\/strong>. Jofre Torrents<\/strong> can also help out as a center-back, as can Jules Kound\u00e9<\/strong>, although the Frenchman has definitively settled in at right-back since the end of 2023<\/p> Mart\u00edn has been a starter in the last month of competition alongside Cubars\u00ed, while Eric seems to be settling in as a pivot and Ara\u00fajo was mentally recovering from his slump. In theory, the Uruguayan should return to training after Christmas and would be available for the first match of 2026, against Espanyol<\/a> (January 3)<\/p> In this regard, the squad has enough alternatives when it comes to center-backs, but the schedule is demanding and Hansi Flick does not want to take risks by overloading players like **Kound\u00e9 or Eric, who are already approaching 2,000 minutes** of action this season<\/p> Beyond considering the signing of a center-back as a necessity for the second half of the season, the board, for now, does not foresee making a significant expenditure in January by signing another center-back or a ‘top’ forward. Names like **Nico Schlotterbeck** or **Alessandro Bastoni** have been mentioned in recent weeks to reinforce the Bar\u00e7a defense.<\/p> However, the club would only go for a defender of that caliber next summer or, failing that, if Ronald Araujo finally decided to leave in the next transfer window. The latter scenario is not currently contemplated. The ‘4’ renewed until 2031 and has the full support of the board, the coaching staff, and the locker room to regain confidence.<\/p> Thus, if Bar\u00e7a were to decide to bring in another center-back in January, the objective would be a ‘low cost’ option, preferably through a loan without a mandatory purchase option. The other alternative is to turn to the reserve team, reaffirming confidence in players like **Jofre Torrents or \u00c1lvaro Cort\u00e9s**, the latter having a good present with Bar\u00e7a Atl\u00e8tic<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Andreas Christensen could be out of action for around 4 months after suffering a partial cruciate ligament tear. The Dane’s long-term absence would allow the club to save 80% of his salary and sign another defender in January Andreas Christensen’s injury prior to Villarreal-Barcelona intensified the internal debate within the Blaugrana squad regarding the necessity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":91523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,449],"tags":[249,335,87,158,261],"class_list":["post-91514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers","category-transfers-2","tag-andreas-christensen","tag-deco","tag-hansi-flick","tag-joan-laporta","tag-football-transfer-rumors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n‘Summit’ between Deco and Flick to define the signing of another center-back in January<\/h2>

Bar\u00e7a Not Planning Major Winter Spending<\/h2>