5 Premier League wonderkids who did well in the Bundesliga

#3 Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen was a huge hit at Borussia Monchengladbach

Unlike Sancho, Nelson and Hudson-Odoi, Andreas Christensen obviously isn’t an up-and-coming English talent – he’s a Danish international. He’s definitely a product of the Premier League though, having joined Chelsea’s academy at the age of 15 from Brondby, and while he was finally able to break into the Blues’ first team in 2017/18, he cut his teeth in the Bundesliga.

Christensen moved to Germany on a two-year loan deal with Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer of 2015, and the central defender was an almost immediate hit. He ended up appearing in 31 of Monchengladbach’s 34 league games, and even chipped in with 3 goals. His performances were so good that he was voted the team’s Player of the Season.

Monchengladbach attempted to make his transfer a permanent one in the summer of 2016, but Chelsea steadfastly refused to sell the Dane. He did remain with the Bundesliga club for the 2016/17 season though and proved to be a success again, scoring 4 goals and appearing in 43 games in all competitions, firmly establishing himself as one of Monchengladbach’s key players.

While Christensen returned to Chelsea and had a semi-successful 2017/18, he’s slipped out of the Blues’ first XI in 2018/19 thus far – meaning a return to the Bundesliga might not be out of the realm of possibility in the future.