"FC Barcelona have exactly one week, until Friday, 9 January, to submit to La Liga the medical report for Andreas Christensen that would allow them to use 80% of his salary to register a replacement in the winter transfer window, reports SPORT. The Danish centre-back suffered a partial rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last December and will be sidelined for a minimum of four months, the threshold set by regulations to activate this emergency mechanism."
"The decision is closely linked to the current needs of the squad. After all, manager Hansi Flick was clear in the press conference ahead of the derby against Espanyol, acknowledging that the team need defensive reinforcements. "When you look at the back line, with centre-backs and full-backs, we need one more player," Flick said. "But we have to discuss it, and it's not difficult to sign a quality player in the winter transfer window. I'm confident we can do something, but it has to make sense.""
Barcelona has until 9 January to submit a medical report to La Liga that would allow the club to use 80% of Andreas Christensen’s salary to register a winter replacement. Christensen sustained a partial rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in December and will be sidelined for at least four months, meeting the threshold for emergency measures. The club is willing to submit the report but will only do so if a suitable reinforcement meets sporting and financial criteria. Manager Hansi Flick has identified a need for an additional defensive player. Once validated, Barcelona would have 20 days to register a replacement.
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