This summer, Christopher Nkunku and Chelsea expected to live another transfer window. Very quickly, the residents of Stamford Bridge opened the door to a departure from the French, wishing to go and raise a new challenge. And to promote its sale, the blues even lowered their financial requirements, since they set a starting price of € 35 million depending on the daily The team. Or half of what they asked for a few months ago, namely € 70 million. However, The Athletic Rather speaks of an amount of € 50 million. Anyway, his transfer should have been completed quickly. A player wishing to leave, an attractive seller club and an attractive price: all the lights were green. Except that we are August 8 and that Nkunku is still a Chelsea player. An anomaly.
However, the position, profile and potential of the player who is still young. This summer, a few clubs hit his door. But they did not go to the end. This was the case with Bayern Munich, which has followed him since his successful passage to Leipzig. In search of a winger, the Bavarians checked his name. But he was not necessarily the priority. Luis Diaz was recruited against € 75 million. A beautiful sum which went directly to the pockets of Liverpool, where Nkunku was also mentioned. But the Mersey club seems above all ready to bet on a different profile and to slam an XXL sum on Alexander Isak to strengthen its offensive sector. Arsenal, which no longer seems to be on the spot, and Manchester United were also mentioned as falling points.
The doors close one after the other
Regarding the Mancunian club, the English press notably mentioned a possible barter with Alejandro Garnacho, which pleases Chelsea. Except that The Athletic Announcement that the Red Devils have dismissed this track for the moment. A return to Leipzig was also envisaged for a while. But then again, the British media explains that it is very unlikely that Nkunku will come back. The Frenchman was also linked to Inter Milan. There Gazzetta dello Sport revealed that he had been proposed but that the Nerazzurri had not followed up, they who push for Ademola Lookman. Ditto for FC Barcelona. The former PSG appeared in the list of players followed. An exchange with Fermín Lopez was proposed by the English, who refused according to Mundo Deportivo.
Despite their interest in Nkunku, Marcus Rashford was preferred to him. A new failure for the player and Chelsea, who approach this August in uncertainty this month. The Athletic explains that the tricolor international was authorized to miss the start of training during the pre-season. It is also specified that he is still the subject of requests from several clubs in England, Italy as well as in Germany. There are still a few options to Christopher Nkunku, whose contract with the Londoners expired in June 2029. If he had to stay at the quay, he will have to play elbows in Chelsea, who never stops filling his locker room. Hopefully for him that the transfer window is unlocking during this month.
