Chelsea may be able to land one of their main transfer targets to replace Romelu Lukaku in the form of Christopher Nkunku if Thomas Tuchel is willing to use a secret transfer weapon that could make RB Leipzig re-consider their stance on potentially selling the France international this summer.
Lukaku's £8million loan departure is all but completed with the Belgian scheduled for a medical very soon and Todd Boehly and Chelsea can concentrate on replacing him and building a squad for Thomas Tuchel to challenge Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title. Raheem Sterling is reportedly the number one target but there is a difference of around £10million between the two clubs' valuations, with City holding out for around a £45million fee in compromise.
Despite initial feelings that Man City's number 7 would be a direct replacement for the club-record signing, this isn't thought to be the case as football.london understands that multiple attackers will be brought in as part of this needed revamp in the Blues' attack. This will include the signing of a new out-and-out striker. A sentiment that was echoed by The Athletic's Chelsea correspondent Simon Johnson in a recent podcast recording: "No it's not a direct replacement and obviously, Lukaku was signed to be the target man and to be the goalscorer to lead that attack.
