Christopher Nkunku lives difficult times with Chelsea. Arrived at the Blues from Leipzig in 2023, the adventure seemed to be promising at the time. Yes, but here, from his first season, the Frenchman experienced episodes of injuries that removed him from the field during a good part of the 2023-2024 exercise.
This season, things seemed to go in the right direction for the former PSG player. Author of 14 goals and 5 assists in 42 games, all competitions combined, he is the Chelsea scorer. However, these statistics do not reflect the reality of the player's state of form.
Although the figures are flattering, it is observed in detail that most goals (5 out of 14) were registered at League conference, faced with more and less weak opponents. In the Premier League, the observation is alarming since the native of Lagny-sur-Marne only scored 3 goals this season and that he is less and less used by his coach.
Nkunku sidelined by Enzo Maresca
Sunday, Chrisotpher Nkunku did not make the trip with his family to Fulham (2-1 victory for Chelsea). Asked about the reasons for the absence of French, the Blues coach said that it was not an injury but a sporting choice.
“An injury? No, it's just a sporting choice “explained Enzo Maresca.
A delicate situation for the player who pays for the costs in the France team. While he had returned with the Blues in October 2024, Christopher Nkunku was not called by Didier Deschamps last March because of his lack of playing time. A situation that should not improve at the end of the season and could push him to fold up this summer.
