No way chelsea will lose him for free.
Also he is not that great
Still better than any of our current CBs
Difficulty for Chelsea is that Rudiger wants out. Will Chelsea want to lose both?
It seems like everyone wants out from Chelsea. Something rotten? Azpi leaving potentially, Christensen, Rudiger and Lukaku complaining. Maybe Tuchel too demanding? Who knows.
Lots of (soon to be) free agents in general it feels like. Mbappe most notably, Dembele as well. Coman (until 2023) renewal seems difficult too and some more great players only on contracts until 2023 as well iirc so all the power.
Makes sense though, teams couldn't really prioritize renewals and offer better deals during the pandemic.
I read that it's not strictly a wage problem, it's the duration of the contract.
Chelsea wanted to give him 5-years while Christensen and his agents want a shorter deal (3 years) so he can control his own destiny.