Thomas Tuchel appeared resigned to Chelsea losing Andreas Christsensen in his pre-match press conference ahead of Norwich City.
Recent days have seen reports in Spain emerge detailing the news that the Denmark international has been undergoing the process of a medical with Barcelona, with his agents set to travel to finalise a deal with the Catalan giants in the latter half of the week.
Christensen is one of a number of Chelsea stars whose contracts expire at the end of the season with the futures of Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta also up in the air. However, the 25-year-old appears to have had the most fractuous negotiations with the Blues and now seems closest to departing Stamford Bridge.