Christopher Nkunku of Chelsea celebrates together with his teammates after scoring his group’s first aim throughout the UEFA Convention League 2024/25 League Section MD4 match towards Heidenheim. (Picture by Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures)
Christopher Nkunku seems to be sad at Chelsea, and it has emerged that his agent, Pini Zahavi, has approached Barcelona relating to his shopper.
Apparently, Zahavi can even quantity Barcelona first-team head coach, Hansi Flick, and striker, Robert Lewandowski, as purchasers.
Catalan outlet, Sport, observe that Christopher Nkunku would favor to go away the membership now, however the £52m-rated striker (Sky Sports activities) should wait because the report suggests Barca aren’t prepared to maneuver for him within the January window.
Christopher Nkunku supplied to Barcelona
It isn’t clear at this level how prepared Enzo Maresca and the Chelsea board could be to accede to permitting the striker to go away West London at any level, nor has a sale value been mentioned.
The 27-year-old hasn’t been a daily for the Blues, however has nonetheless managed to attain 15 targets and supply 4 assists (transfermarkt).
Christopher Nkunku of Chelsea throughout the UEFA Convention League 2024/25 League Section match towards Shamrock Rovers. (Picture by Julian Finney/Getty Pictures)
Nicolas Jackson’s type has been good within the 2024/25 season – 9 targets and three assists – and to that finish it’s no marvel that Maresca continues to go away the previous RB Leipzig ace on the sidelines.
Lewandowski continues to attain targets within the Spanish top-flight at a price of knots too, and it’s not an excessive amount of of a stretch to think about that subsequent summer time is likely to be a greater time for Zahavi to get Nkunku in on the Spanish giants because the Polish hit-man begins to wind down his skilled profession on the prime stage.
Lewandowski threatens Christopher Nkunku’s aspirations
Sport do additionally observe that Nkunku desires a beginning spot have been he to maneuver on, on condition that he’s solely began two of Chelsea’s 17 Premier League video games this season.
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Given Lewandowski’s type, that’s unlikely to occur if the striker stays at Barcelona, as anticipated, for one more season.
Clearly, the present scenario is an untenable one for Nkunku, so if not Barcelona, one other European large will certainly are available for him.