He surely dreamed of a better debut with Chelsea. Recruited by the Blues for 60 million euros this summer from Leipzig, Christopher Nkunku has still not played a single minute with the London club this season due to a nasty knee injury. Missing 14 meetings with Mauricio Pochettino’s flock, the French attacking midfielder could finally make his big debut after the next international break while the Londoners are moving up the rankings after several good results.
In any case, this is what the Argentinian technician declared at a press conference this Friday with a big smile: “I had discussions with him and he told me he hoped to return after the international break, against Newcastle (November 25). He explained to me that he would be ready. I told him: ‘No, no, you’re lying.’ But he’s close. He’s doing very, very well. We are very happy with the way he is recovering. He is very professional. Together with Romeo Lavia, they will train today and I hope they will both be with the team next week. We will see day by day to determine when it will be possible to play them.»
