The Athletic report
Christopher Nkunku stands, according to a report by “The Athletic“ before moving from RB Leipzig to Chelsea. Accordingly, the 24-year-old has signed a preliminary contract with the West Londoners, in return the Premier League club is said to have committed to paying the Bundesliga club a transfer fee that is higher than the Frenchman’s exit clause of 60 million euros. At the end of last week it became public that Nkunku is said to have completed a medical check-up with the Blues in August shortly before the transfer window closed in anticipation of a transfer next summer.
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RB boss Oliver Mintzlaff, who has maintained excellent contacts with Stamford Bridge since Timo Werner switched to Chelsea and back and who was himself in talks as CEO at Chelsea, only extended the contract with the attacker in Leipzig prematurely until 2026 in June. Nkunku himself reported back from Paris with a video message: “Greetings from Paris. But don’t worry, I’ll be back in Leipzig soon. And I’m coming to stay.” According to media reports, there should be an opt-out clause for the coming summer. RB has not yet commented on this.
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With the clause only taking effect at the end of this season, according to The Athletic, Chelsea are now spending a higher amount “to secure Nkunku in advance and avoid a potentially intense battle for his services,” it said the report. The RB professional has been on the list for several top international clubs for some time, Real Madrid in particular is said to have put out feelers for the offensive power, according to recent Spanish media reports. With his scorer ratings – 20 goals and 15 assists – Nkunku caused a first in the Bundesliga in 2021/22, because never before has a player managed to reach 20 goals and 15 assists in one season. His form and international interest were also reflected in the market value of the Frenchman, which grew from EUR 43 million to EUR 80 million over the course of the past season.
RB boss Oliver Mintzlaff recently categorically ruled out a change last summer and in the winter transfer window. For Nkunku, too, this option was never up for debate. “No. And I’ll tell you why: It was the first time in my career that my club told me that I’m too important to give up. That is an indescribably good feeling. This trust makes me stronger, I want to pay it back,” he told “Sport Bild”.
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Nkunku to Chelsea? Discussions in the TM rumor mill
A possible departure of Nkunku is also hotly debated in the TM rumor mill: “With Nkunku, the essential key player of the last 1.5 years would break away. Of course you get an attractive fee, but in case of doubt RB is not dependent on it at all, because no player at the current sporting level of Nkunku (which would then also cost his 35, 40 or even 50 million) switches to RB, that means a new top talent is needed,” wrote the user “Borusse91”, for example. For the user “DrBall”, however, a change seems almost inevitable: “What do you want to do? Nkunku will not stay with RBL forever, just like Haaland or Bellingham at BVB. These are transit stations where the only question is how long the player will stay.”
Yes but what do you want to do? Nkunku will not stay with RBL forever, just like Haaland or Bellingham at BVB. These are transit stations where the only question is how long the player will stay.
And if you have a target and wall player in Sesko up front again, Werner should become even stronger. He actually acts best when he can use the spaces that others create, or can go into the counterattack and when a Sesko in front occupies the opposing IVs …
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