Chelsea has high expectations for Christophe Nkunku. But now the West London team may have to spend a lot of money to have a replacement for the French player
Christopher Nkunku has just joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig, for a fee of £ 53 million. The reason why the French attacker is so expected is because of the extremely impressive record that this player has achieved in Leipzig with 72 goals in 172 games in 4 seasons in the Bundesliga .But in a friendly match against Dortmund on August 3, this expensive rookie had to leave the field in the 22nd minute after suffering a knee injury. Initially, Nkunku’s injury was diagnosed as relatively optimistic, not too serious and the player could only be out for a few weeks.
However, the Daily Mail’s source confirmed that with the injury, Christopher Nkunku had to undergo knee surgery and he would be out for a long period of up to 16 weeks.Chelsea can only confirm that Nkunku has a knee injury. The West London team’s official website said: “Nkunku has suffered a knee injury that has kept him out of action for a long time. Nkunku has undergone surgery and will now begin a rehabilitation program with the club’s medical department.”
This is really bad news for Chelsea, when Nkunku is expected to play a central role in the new coach Pochettino’s personnel plan. According to the Daily Mail, Nkunku needs four months to recover and can only return in the period after Christmas, if there are no further incidents.Why does Chelsea need Neymar?The process of preparing for the new season of Chelsea as well as the revival that coach Pochettino is carrying out is facing many uncertainties. Previously, “The Blues” also received bad news when midfielder Wesley Fofana was in danger of missing the end of the season. Some names like Benoit Badiashile or Armando Broja also have problems, having to miss a few early games of the season.
Chelsea’s early season schedule is quite heavy. They faced Liverpool in the opening match at 22:30 on August 13 (Hanoi time), then faced West Ham in the London derby in the next round.Therefore, according to the Daily Express, Chelsea are looking to bring superstar Neymar Junior to Stamford Bridge. There are 2 options for this deal. One is that Chelsea buys Brazilian players directly, especially when Neymar himself is also about to leave PSG. Second, Chelsea asked to borrow with a clause to buy and sell Neymar. The above source said that Chelsea preferred to borrow the 31-year-old player.
Neymar will of course be a guarantee of expertise. Besides, the Brazilian player also has a relationship with coach Pochettino, who used to lead PSG. Therefore, it is possible that “blockbuster” Neymar will be activated by Chelsea in the last days of the summer market.