Chelsea complete £52m signing of France forward Nkunku
Chelsea have signed France forward Christopher Nkunku from German club RB Leipzig for around £52m.
Nkunku, 25, has played 10 times for France, He scored 16 goals in 25 games in the Bundesliga last season.
“I am incredibly happy to be joining Chelsea. A big effort was made to bring me to the club. I am very excited for this challenge and will be proud to wear the Chelsea shirt,” Nkunku said.
“Having played in Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, I now want to play in the Premier League, one of the strongest leagues in the world.
“I am looking forward to meeting my new coach and team-mates and showing the Chelsea supporters what I can do on the pitch.”
Nkunku made his France debut last year but missed the World Cup because of injury.
Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanle said in a statment: “Christopher has proved himself one of the standout attacking players in European football over the past two seasons and will add quality, creativity and versatility to our squad.”
21/06/2023 @ 8:46 am
There you have it, Nkunku is indeed a new Chelsea player as he has signed a 6-year contract that binds him to the London club until June 2029. The transfer fee is rumored to be around €60 million to RB Leipzig. For getting complete blogs click on given below link.
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