Many changes are coming during the summer at Camp Nou. After a season full of successes, Barça needs to discard and sign players to keep and surpass the level shown this campaign. Hansi Flick has already made the first moves with Joan Laporta and Deco.
Hansi Flick has known how to manage a squad with its ups and downs. He has been able to increase the level of all the players and, on a group level, he has also known how to turn Barça into a winning club. Footballers like Raphinha or De Jong have gone from being sentenced to being essential, and they are not the only ones.
Let Hansi Flick work
Precisely because of the German's ability to enhance the level of his footballers, Barça has canceled a sale that was practically closed. It is about the central defender Andreas Christensen, who will no longer be sacrificed.
FC Barcelona needs to make several sales to be able to take on new signings. It will not be the case for the Dane. Despite having been injured all season, Christensen reappeared at the end of the season leaving very good impressions.
The versatility of Andreas Christensen, a safe value for Hansi Flick
Let's remember that Andreas Christensen's natural position is that of a central defender. However, Hansi Flick has placed him as a pivot on some occasions depending on the needs of the match. His level in that position has convinced the German coach and that represents an added value of the '15' for the coach.
Moreover, Andreas Christensen's low profile is also attractive to Hansi Flick. The Denmark international doesn't overexpose himself on social media, doesn't make a wrong move, doesn't get into conflicts, and this season he has undergone an internal evolution.
It seems that Andreas Christensen has revived when everyone thought he was done for. He has remained despite the injury, the rumors, and the youth and signings (Pau Cubarsí and Iñigo Martínez). His personality, on and off the field, is decisive for Flick's change of thought.
The coach thinks that having a player of this style, at 29 years old and with supreme maturity, helps on a group level for the entire FC Barcelona locker room. Moreover, we can't forget what they say about central defenders: "a defender is not good until he turns 30."
A hopeful horizon awaits Andreas Christensen, who is already looking forward to reaching his maximum level with Hansi Flick. The competition to be a central defender at Barça is tough, but the Nordic can do it with his presence and his soccer.