Chelsea complete Nkunku signing

Chelsea have reportedly completed a deal that will see France and RB Leipzig striker Christopher Nkunku join the Premier League club next summer.

Nkunku, who missed the World Cup through injury, has long been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge after impressing in the Bundesliga and Champions League for Leipzig.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the move is now “signed and sealed” and the paperwork confirming Nkunku’s move to Chelsea in July 2023 has been completed.

The transfer fee hasn’t been revealed, but the highly-rated 25-year-old is unlikely to come cheap as he has a contract in Germany until June 2026.

Some reports said the deal is worth 70 million euros, with Leipzig happy to cash in after already agreeing a deal for his replacement, Salzburg’s Benjamin Sesko, to join ahead of next season.

Nkunku started the 2022/23 season in superb form, scoring 17 goals in 23 games in all competitions, including three in the Champions League.

The former PSG player was named in Didier Deschamps’ World Cup squad but suffered an injury during training ahead of the tournament in Qatar.