Christensen: I want to be the best in the world at Chelsea

Andreas Christensen says he hopes to remain at Chelsea as he looks to become a player counted among the best footballlers in the world.

The 23-year-old defender has been with Chelsea since 2012, first in the academy before making his first team debut in 2014.

Under Antonio Conte in 2017-18, Christensen made 40 total appearances as he proved a fixture in the Chelsea defence, but the Danish international has featured in just four Premier League matches this campaign under Maurizio Sarri.

He's made 10 of his 20 total appearances in European play and, with Thursday's Europa League match against Slavia Prague looming, Christensen says he's hoping to remain at Chelsea and fight for a more regular place.

“It's always difficult when I speak in Danish and it's translated. No, I haven't had a conversation with the club," Christensen said of his future.

"I've said I'd like to say, but they haven't said I'm definitely staying. There's been no conversation.

"I've said what I want to happen, and that was definitely staying.

He added: “I wouldn't play football if I didn't have a dream or a target. [Being the best in the world while at Chelsea] is still the dream.”

“If I'm not playing, you get jealous. You sit there and watch. But we are hungry to play, all of us," he said.

"Everything we work for, every day... we wake up wanting to get in the team. It makes me more hungry. We're still young, we know that, but we want to play.”

He added: "It's always healthy competition in the team. We try to push each other. It's not fun to be the one playing less, but I've been trying to show myself in training. I've been quite happy with my performances so far. Healthy competition.”