Manchester United make moves to sign £200k-a-week star ahead of Winer Window

There has been some shock reports in the media this week which have claimed that Manchester United have contacted Chelsea over a potential deal for French attacker Christopher Nkunku ahead of the opening of the January transfer window.

Since his move to Chelsea just a few transfer windows ago – Nkunku has really struggled with injuries at Chelsea and has been unable to make the kind of impact that many people had hoped for.

However – Nkunku is back fit and this season, he already has seven goals to his name in across all competitions, despite the fact he has been restricted to limited minutes in the Premier League under Enzo Maresca this campaign, which has led to alot of speculation in the media

That has led to alot of speculation in the media that Nkunku may look for a move away from Chelsea, with PSG just one club that are reportedly very interested in getting some kind of transfer deal done for the player, but it seems he will not be leaving yet.

Manchester United have reportedly shown an interest in getting the player all signed up when the transfer window opens up, and According to a report from L’Equipe, United have made contact with the Blues over a potential deal for Nkunku in the January window.

WHAT HAS BEEN SAID?

Pundit Dean Saunders recently claimed that he believes Nkunku is in a bit of a no-win situation at Stamford Bridge and may have to seek a future move away from the club: “It probably isn’t realistic for Villa to sign Curtis Jones or Harvey Elliott but I was trying to give an example. I’m looking at clubs who have really good players who aren’t getting a game,” Saunders told Bonus Code Bets.

“Chelsea, I’ve lost count of how many players they’ve got but they can’t all get in the team. They’re not only the best players in the country they’re from but they’re treated like the best ever from that country. They’ve also been the best players at the clubs they were at.

“They find it really difficult to sit on the bench for five or six games and not get a game. I’ve been a manager and this is where you start getting issues.”

He added: “It (issues) cropped up when they played in the League Cup [against Barrow]. Nkunku scored a hat-trick. The manager left Nicolas Jackson out of the team, he rested him and then he put Nkunku in who scored three. Then when Chelsea play on Sunday against Brighton, he has to call Nkunku in and say ‘I’m sorry, I’m leaving you out, I’m putting Nicolas Jackson back in’.

“At that moment, Nkunku knows no matter what I do, I’m not going to start in front of Jackson. With six games in, I can’t see a future at the club. As long as the manager keeps winning games, he’s got a bit of power. But if you lose two or three, players in that Chelsea dressing room all start getting a voice. That’s when they turn against you and that’s the problem when you have too many players.

“So, going back to your point. I’m sure there’s players at Chelsea that you could slide off of that. Arsenal are only paying a third of Raheem Sterling’s wages with Chelsea paying the rest. You probably can get a deal out of Chelsea right now.”

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