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Christensen makes U-turn on Chelsea future

Andreas Christensen is no longer considering a move away from Chelsea, with the Danish defender now happy to remain at Stamford Bridge.

The 23-year-old had hinted during the 2018-19 campaign that he may look for a switch elsewhere.

He had struggled for regular game time following the arrival of Maurizio Sarri as manager.

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The Italian coach favoured other options at centre-half, with David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger becoming a settled partnership.

Injuries and tactical tinkering did, however, see Christensen come back into Sarri’s plans.

Plenty of competitive minutes were taken in towards the end of the season, while he also started all 15 games in Chelsea’s successful Europa League challenge.