Forfeit for the World Cup with France, Christopher Nkunku will not have the opportunity to play in the first World Cup of his career. On the other hand, on the side of his future, things are already settled. He will wear Chelsea colors from 1 July 2023. Here is our information on the file.
Selected by Didier Deschamps for the world Cup, Christopher Nkunku sadly will not see Qatar as expected. Injured, the tricolor nugget had to forfeit and will not know the joy of his very first World Cup. To console himself, the attacker of Leipzig he will still be able to look to the future and his future arrival on the side of Chelsea. According to our information, everything is indeed complete for him to land with the Blues from July 1, 2023.
The French squad just confirmed that Camavinga just let his teammate Nkunku go without a World Cup, but hey, the dirty kid in La Liga is Gavi. pic.twitter.com/8btRE1RO5h
— Puyi (@_PUYlFCB) November 15, 2022
A clause in his contract extension
Mentioned by Image et The groupthe transfer of Christopher Nkunku is closed. And this from his contract extension with the R.B Leipzig. Indeed, on June 23, the Frenchman agreed with his managers to add two more seasons to his lease for a contract until June 2026, while including a release clause set at around sixty million euros. From him, the agent of him, Beans Zahaviarranged his exit for the summer of 2023 by agreeing the terms of a transfer with Chelsea. From this summer everything is closed between all the holidays.
Freund knows Nkunku well
Recent changes to the organizational chart of Chelsea nothing will change. Christopher Nkunku he’ll be a Blues player in a few months. And the presence of Christoph Friend, the London club’s new sporting director, is only stepping up operations. Previously driving RC Salzburgknow the profile of Nkunku since he attended his arrival in Leipzig.
Pursued by many European teams in recent months, all seduced by some rather impressive stats (involved in 33 goals in Bundesliga in 2022, 50 all competitions combined in 56 meetings…), Christopher Nkunku choice Chelsea. As for an arrival during the season, it’s no. It will be from July 1, 2023.
