Fulham offers chukwueze
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The article was published at first version at 9:49 a.m. and was updated with new information
After the transfer of Bayer striker Victor Boniface (24) failed at the medical check, the Italian top club AC Milan quickly got up and identified alternatives. A few days before the transfer of transfer, the Rossoneri are in advanced media reports from Thursday morning in advanced talks with Chelsea FC about Christopher Nkunku. A little later the transfer was even reported as almost safe. The 27 -year -old Frenchman should not be the only offensive that still comes to Lombardy – especially when Samuel Chukwueze switches to Fulham.
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The advantage for Milan in the talks about Nkunku is obviously that the club that is not qualified for the European Cup is ready for a direct purchase. Previously, FC Bayern had also promoted the ex-Leipzig attacker, but only loan. Chelsea, who has already taken 275 million euros this summer, would like to sell. The reporting transfer reporters usually mentioned an area of 30 million euros. Fabrizio Romano wrote at night that the sum would certainly go beyond. Milan and Nkunku should already agree on a five -year contract.
Update 11:25 p.m.: Romano followed up a little later and reported an agreement between Milan and Chelsea about a transfer fee of EUR 35 million including bonuses. “The Athletic” even writes of EUR 42 million and a resale participation.
At Chelsea, the transfer market Bundesliga player of 2022 has never really found RB in the summer of 2023 since his 60 million euro change from RB. Since then, he has missed 54 games, including international matches for France, has 18 goals and five assists in 62 games for the blues. Its market value gradually dropped from 80 million euros over the years to EUR 35 million. Whether the risk is less than with a Boniface transfer remains-but it can be assumed anyway that Nkunku is not the alternative to the Nigerian, but an additional option.
Nkunku for AC Milan Further option instead of boniface alternative
Trainer returnor Massimiliano Allegri would also like to start a new center striker in addition to winter access Santiago Gimenez (24) given the start of the seasonal starts that were bought with 1: 2 at home against promoted and local rival US cremonesis. Nkunku could then act around it – together with Christian Pulisic (26) and the currently injured Rafael Leão (26) and take the Chukwuezes squadplace. This is a 25 million euro change to FC Fulham in the room. According to Noah Okafors (25), the new sports director Igli Tare would have sold 19 million euros exclusive bonuses to Leeds United for the second in recent years. Chukwueze came from FC Villarreal for 21.1 million euros in 2023 and has scored eight goals and six templates in 70 games since then.
Most recently, it was said that the Danish U21 international Conrad Harder from Sporting Lisbon was the first alternative to Boniface. Since the Portuguese, for their part, has not yet been able to carry out the transfer of Fotis Ioannidis (25) with Panathinaikos, according to Gianluca di Marzio Dušan Vlahović (25), Milan could turn to the allegri from Juventus Turin together. However, the newspaper “Record” reported on Thursday that Sporting and Pao continued to approach.