Chelsea are reportedly near agreeing a deal to signal French midfielder Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig subsequent summer season.
He has allegedly already accomplished a medical with the membership forward of a £52million transfer – in response to Fabrizio Romano.
Nkunku missed out on enjoying on the World Cup in Qatar after selecting up an ankle damage throughout France coaching simply days earlier than the beginning of the match.
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It’s anticipated he will likely be out of motion till subsequent yr and will require surgical procedure on the ligament injury he has suffered.
His damage issues seem to not be placing Chelsea off the transfer, with contracts anticipated to be signed after a long run deal was agreed.
It’s also believed {that a} construction is being put in place with clauses to make funds for the deal simpler.
Nkunku has been on Chelsea’s radar for a while after profitable the Bundesliga participant of the yr award final season, in a marketing campaign which noticed him rating 35 objectives in all competitions.
The 25-year-old has continued his spectacular type this season, with 17 objectives to his title already; the identical quantity as Chelsea have scored within the Premier League up to now.
In his most prolific spell earlier than the World Cup break, Nkunku discovered the web seven occasions in six matches.
Chelsea might definitely do together with his firepower, with the membership languishing in eighth place within the high flight, with simply six wins from 14 video games.
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