Tuchel has called on Andreas Christensen to prove his commitment to Chelsea by signing a new contract.

 Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen has found himself on the bench in recent weeks (Picture: Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Thomas Tuchel has called on Andreas Christensen to prove his commitment to Chelsea by signing a new contract.

The defender’s current deal expires next summer and both the club and the Dane’s camp have held extensive talks over extending his stay at Stamford Bridge.

Christensen hasn’t played for the Blues since the international break earlier this month and Tuchel has hinted part of the reason for that is due to his contract situation.

‘No, it is the opposite,’ Tuchel replied when asked if a lack of playing time hinders his chances of a new deal.

‘We have to hope that it influences the contract situation a little bit. My understanding was that it is a matter of a very short period that we have good news.

‘I said this in the national break, that for me it is a matter of days that we think that we can have good news about Andreas.

‘As I understand it, the club want the same, and so do the coach and player. That is to stay, and that’s why we need the commitment and then we can continue.’

Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen is yet to agree a new deal with the Blues (Picture: Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Despite Tuchel thinking the matter had been sorted it remains to be seen what Christensen’s decision will be on his future.

Chelsea already face a similar situation with Antonio Rudiger’s contract but it seems Tuchel has now made it clear Christensen needs to come to a conclusion as soon as possible to resolve the situation.

‘We have been waiting since a long time now for confirmation and it is on Andreas to act how he acts on the pitch,’ Tuchel added.