Chelsea have all but wrapped up the first signing of the Graham Potter era at the club. Christopher Nkunku has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Blues ahead of a move for the 2023/24 season, as football.london reported back in October.
It's understood that Chelsea told RB Leipzig they were willing to pay more than the £52.4million release clause in his contract to ensure they could jump ahead of other interested clubs in the race to sign him. The Blues could be getting one of European football's most sought-after attacking players should they pull this clever deal off.
Nkunku scored an astonishing 31 goals and also registered 20 assists in 48 appearances for the German club in all competitions last term – and he was deservedly crowned the Bundesliga Player of the Season.
