Chelsea Completes Signing Of Christopher Nkunku

Chelsea have completed the signing of Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig.

The France international has signed a six-year contract after the two clubs agreed to an agreement for Nkunku to join Chelsea this summer at the conclusion of last year.

The 25-year-old, who had a buyout clause in his RB Leipzig contract worth just under £53 million, had medical tests early last season until an agreement was made in December.

Chelsea confirmed the news in a video posted on Twitter. They captioned it: “Nkunku is a Blue!” before releasing a photo with the caption: “Welcome Nkunku”.

Speaking about his move to Chelsea, Christopher Nkunku said: “I am incredibly happy to be joining Chelsea. A big effort was made to bring me to the club and I am looking forward to meeting my new coach and teammates and showing the Chelsea supporters what I can do on the pitch.

“Having played in Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, I now want to play in the Premier League, one of the strongest leagues in the world. I am very excited about this challenge and will be proud to wear the Chelsea shirt.”

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Meanwhile, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley (Chelsea’s co-sporting directors) said: “Christopher has proved himself one of the standout attacking players in European football over the past two seasons and will add quality, creativity and versatility to our squad.

“He has demonstrated his ability at the highest level with RB Leipzig and France and we look forward to him joining up with his new teammates ahead of the new season.”

Nkunku helped Leipzig complete the season on a high note by scoring against Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB-Pokal Cup final, which they won 2-0.

The 25-year-old made 172 appearances for the German side, scoring 16 goals despite an injury-plagued season. Nkunku also finished the 2022-2023 Bundesliga season with the joint-most goals.

He also had six assists this season, helping his team finish third in the rankings, five points behind first-place Bayern Munich.