By Victor Kanayo
Chelsea on Tuesday June 20, 2023, announced the signing of top rated French striker Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig.
This was disclosed in a statement on the club’s website.
Part of the statement reads, “Chelsea is delighted to announce Christopher Nkunku will join the club from RB Leipzig ahead of the 2023/24 season.
“The 25-year-old, who has been capped 10 times by France, has agreed a six-year contract, which will begin on 1 July.”
Responding 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 for this challenge and will be proud to wear the Chelsea shirt.”
Nkunku Exploits
Nkunku is a graduate of the famed French national football academy at Clairefontaine and started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain.
He made 78 first-team appearances and was involved in three Ligue 1 title wins and two Coupe de France triumphs before departing for RB Leipzig in the summer of 2019.
It is in Germany that Nkunku built his reputation as one of the finest forwards in European football.
He scored 35 goals in all competitions during the 2021/22 campaign and was named Bundesliga Player of the Season and German PFA Player of the Season.
The versatile attacker struck a further 23 goals this season to help Leipzig secure a third-place finish in the Bundesliga and retain the DFB-Pokal.
