Bayern Munich ‘want Chelsea star Andreas Christensen on a free transfer… with Newcastle target Niklas Sule set to depart this summer after rejecting latest contract offer’
- Bayern Munich join rivals looking to capture the signing of Andreas Christensen
- Bundesliga giants are preparing for departure of German defender Niklas Sule
- Sule is refusing to sign a new deal with his contract due to expire in the summer
- Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is urging Danish international to commit his future
Bayern Munich are targeting Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen to replace Niklas Sule, who looks set to depart the Bundesliga giants after rejecting a contract extension.
German international Sule will leave Bayern this summer when his contract expires, despite their latest offer to raise his salary to €10million (£8.3m), according to Goal.
The 26-year-old is being linked with a number of high-profile clubs including the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea and Newcastle.
Bayern Munich are chasing Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen to replace Niklas Sule
Sule, who joined Bayern from Hoffenheim in 2017, has made 25 appearances this season, missing just four games following a bout of Covid and back problems.
The centre-back has won four Bundesliga titles and made 37 appearances for Germany’s national team.
Sule is now, however, free to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs across Europe with his contract expiring in five months.
Bayern have joined the likes of Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid to express an interest in Danish international Christensen as they search for a replacement, with Sule expected to leave.
The 25-year-old like Sule is also out of contract in the summer and free to start discussing contracts with foreign clubs.
Boss Thomas Tuchel (left) has urged Christensen to show his commitment to Chelsea
The Blues reportedly offered him a new deal earlier this season, but they have yet to agree on a contract extension.
The Dane has made 13 Premier League appearances and has featured in the Champions League on five occasions.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel urged him to show his commitment to the club by signing on the dotted line, telling reporters in December: ‘We are waiting since a long time now for confirmation.
‘It is on Andreas to act how he acts on the pitch, he needs to act now off the pitch, and walk the talk because he tells us that he loves Chelsea, he tells us that he wants to stay and be a big part, because he is a big part of a big club, and I think he is a perfect fit and I think that he is not done yet here.’
