Thomas Tuchel has admitted Andreas Christensen is likely to leave Chelsea this summer despite his best efforts to convince the defender he could be a 'huge player' for the club.
The Denmark international is reportedly set to complete formalities on a move to Barcelona this week after a decade with the Stamford Bridge club.
The 25-year-old initially joined Chelsea's academy from Brondby in 2012 and has played 153 matches for the club either side of two seasons on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Christensen reportedly completed his medical this week ahead of moving to Barcelona
But Tuchel is planning for life without Christensen in his defence next season, even if he intends to make full use of him in the remaining weeks of this campaign.