According to L'Equipe, MU had a negotiation with the representative of Christopher Nkunku, who wanted to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.
Chelsea has up to 15 players for sale when coach Enzo Maresca wants to streamline the squad and mobilize more money to recruit more players. Among those who were about to leave were Christopher Nkunku, the player could not meet the expectations after moving at the price of 52 million pounds from RB Leipzig in 2023.
The first season of the striker in the blue shirt was ruined by injury, although he played more in the last season, he only played 9 matches in the Premier League and scored three goals. This player has scored 11 goals and has 3 more assists to help Chelsea win the Conference League, but he is not satisfied because he does not play an important role in the Blues.
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MU wants to surpass Tottenham and Arsenal, Christopher Nkunku. |
Nkunku has been pursued by many major Premier League and European clubs. Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Barca were contacted with the 27 -year -old, who had a contract until 2029 with Chelsea, but MU was said to be leading the race to win the French player.
According to L'Equipe, MU had a negotiation with the representative of Christopher Nkunku, but has not made an official proposal for Chelsea, the team is hoping to collect £ 35 million for his star. Coach Ruben Amorim is reforming MU's attack, the Red Devil has successfully recruited Matheus Cunha from Wolves, they are also trying to complete the Bryan Mbeumo deal from Brentford.
In the opposite direction, Marcus Rashford, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho are on the list of people who can leave, in which Garnacho has been rumored to be moved to Chelsea with a large transfer fee in January this year.
Currently, Nkunku is attending the FIFA Club World Cup but has only been playing 6 minutes in this tournament, the next match of The Blues in this tournament will be a match with ES Tunis.