RB Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl has hinted that Christopher Nkunku is close to joining Chelsea in a move that would happen next summer. As football.london reported in October, the Blues appear to have won the race to sign the France international.
It's understood that the 25-year-old attacker has signed a pre-contract agreement with Chelsea and will move to Stamford Bridge in time for the 2023/24 season. However, the deal is not completely final yet and there are some details that need to be sorted out before the transfer is official.
Nkunku has been watched by Chelsea for the past couple of seasons and club sources have told football.london just how impressed they have been. The interest originated from when Roman Abramovich was the owner, but that feeling has stayed the same – or even increased – since Todd Boehly's consortium and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club in May.
