RB Leipzig attacker Christopher Nkunku has currently had his Chelsea professional medical forward of a transfer from RB Leipzig according to reports in Germany.
Nkunku became one particular of the most in-demand attackers in European soccer very last season when he plundered 35 goals and 20 helps in 52 games in all competitions for Leipzig, with Bayern Munich, Liverpool and to start with club PSG all joined.
But a lot of probable suitors were set off the scent when Nkunku extended his contract at the Pink Bull Arena in June, signing a deal which operates until eventually 2026. However, there is a release clause for €60 million which activates in 2023, and Chelsea usually are not hanging around.
A person goal, just one assist, and 1 unreal contact – a working day in the existence of Christopher Nkunku ✨ pic.twitter.com/AaUYf48WkV
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“The English club Chelsea secretly carried out a health care verify-up with the top Bundesliga star in Frankfurt in the summer months,” produce German tabloid, Bild.
In accordance to their report, Nkunku fulfilled with Chelsea medical employees in Germany so as not to cause a stir in England, while the journey from Leipzig to Frankfurt was a easy one for the player.
Health care look at concluded
The Frenchman – who also received his initially international cap very last season – has completed a cardiological professional medical test, with a Chelsea orthopaedist also present. The healthcare has also been paid for not too long ago.
New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly sanctioned approximately €300m of shelling out this summer time, with attacking gamers Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang costing a put together €66m in arriving from Manchester City and Barcelona respectively.
But both equally players ended up identified by former coach Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked in September and changed by Brighton’s Graham Potter.
Nkunku is by now on the way to turning out to be a top-class forward, but his age will also attraction to Chelsea, with the greatest of his vocation still ahead of him at 24.
Boehly and Tuchel are comprehended to have disagreed about the former’s “Eyesight 2030” which also noticed Carney Chukwuemeka and Gabriel Slonina arrive at the club.
