Christopher Nkunku of Chelsea celebrates together with his teammates after scoring his workforce’s first objective throughout the UEFA Convention League 2024/25 League Section MD4 match towards Heidenheim. (Photograph by Alex Grimm/Getty Photographs)
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 also can quantity Barcelona first-team head coach, Hansi Flick, and striker, Robert Lewandowski, as purchasers.
Catalan outlet, Sport, be aware that Christopher Nkunku would like to depart the membership now, however the £52m-rated striker (Sky Sports activities) must wait because the report suggests Barca aren’t prepared to maneuver for him within the January window.
Christopher Nkunku provided to Barcelona
It isn’t clear at this level how prepared Enzo Maresca and the Chelsea board can be to accede to permitting the striker to depart West London at any level, nor has a sale worth been mentioned.
The 27-year-old hasn’t been an everyday for the Blues, however has nonetheless managed to attain 15 objectives and supply 4 assists (transfermarkt).
Nicolas Jackson’s type has been sensible within the 2024/25 season – 9 objectives and three assists – and to that finish it’s no surprise that Maresca continues to depart the previous RB Leipzig ace on the sidelines.
Lewandowski continues to attain objectives within the Spanish top-flight at a fee of knots too, and it’s not an excessive amount of of a stretch to think about that subsequent summer time may 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 degree.
Lewandowski threatens Christopher Nkunku’s aspirations
Sport do additionally be aware that Nkunku desires a beginning spot have been he to maneuver on, provided that he’s solely began two of Chelsea’s 17 Premier League video games this season.
Given Lewandowski’s type, that’s unlikely to occur if the striker stays at Barcelona, as anticipated, for an additional season.
Clearly, the present state of affairs is an untenable one for Nkunku, so if not Barcelona, one other European big will certainly are available in for him.
