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Chelsea complete signing of 15-year-old Brondby defender Andreas Christensen on a free transfer
The Blues have secured the signature of the Denmark U-17 centre-half ahead of Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester City and German giants Bayern Munich
7 Feb 2012 17:04:00
By Shane Farrington
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Chelsea have completed a deal to sign 15-year-old defender Andreas Christensen from Brondby on a free transfer.
The Blues have reportedly beaten off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich to convince the talented youngster to join them in the summer.
Despite his young age the centre-back stands at a towering six feet in height and has already been capped by Denmark at Under-17 level.
"I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like,” Christensen told Ekstra Bladet. "At the same time, they have the best plan for my future in football."
Under-pressure Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas has also received a boost with midfield duo Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel both returning to training, after overcoming respective injuries.
Lampard had missed the last three games due to a calf injury and Mikel spent seven weeks on the sidelines after suffering from a hamstring problem.
Both of these are fighting to return to full fitness for Saturday's game against Everton, as it looks possible for Lampard Mikel may is likely to miss out having to wait untill Chelsea's FA Cup tie against Birmingham on February 18th.
The Blues have reportedly beaten off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich to convince the talented youngster to join them in the summer.
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Despite his young age the centre-back stands at a towering six feet in height and has already been capped by Denmark at Under-17 level.
"I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like,” Christensen told Ekstra Bladet. "At the same time, they have the best plan for my future in football."
Under-pressure Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas has also received a boost with midfield duo Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel both returning to training, after overcoming respective injuries.
Lampard had missed the last three games due to a calf injury and Mikel spent seven weeks on the sidelines after suffering from a hamstring problem.
Both of these are fighting to return to full fitness for Saturday's game against Everton, as it looks possible for Lampard Mikel may is likely to miss out having to wait untill Chelsea's FA Cup tie against Birmingham on February 18th.
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England 1-0 Belgium, Netherlands 4-0 Northern Ireland - follow all the international action LIVE! ahead of Euro 2012
With countries across the continent gearing up for their final warm-up games ahead of Euro 2012, join us for all the action from Saturday's friendlies. Get in touch with us via Twitter with your reaction.
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It's now 5-0 to Netherlands. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has just come on for Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who scored two goals. A bit of debate on who will start between those two at the Euros, it's an interesting one.
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The general consensus, then, is that Danny Welbeck should be starting up front against France with Ashley Young supporting him. How about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain? Did he do enough to earn a starting role at Euro 2012?
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So, that game gave a few players a chance to impress for England. Who did/didn't? Will Welbeck start against France? Or Carroll? Or Defoe?!
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Unfortunately for Northern Ireland, they are trailing the Netherlands 4-0 at half-time. Looks like that one's all sewn up then.
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We're still getting plenty of Hazard chat on Twitter. A few are now saying that he's not worth the hype, others saying he was brilliant(!?) and others (which I agree with), saying he created much of his own hype. What do you think? Get involved!
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