Chelsea approached a Premier League club about signing their star player in mid-January, with The Athletic’s trusted journalist David Ornstein breaking the news from Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea identify forward targets as Nkunku looks set to leave in January
As has been reliably reported throughout this week, missing winger Christopher Nkunku is a winter transfer target for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, with the possibility of him joining Vincent Kompany’s side being serious. It is.
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Manager Enzo Maresca has already made an offer.
According to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg, Nkunku has already verbally agreed terms with Bayern, with the versatile £195,000-a-week forward likely to be a priority signing before deadline day. He is said to be one of the.
Chelsea’s next Premier League match
date
Wolverhampton Wanderers (home)
January 20th
Man City (away)
January 25th
west ham (away)
February 3rd
Brighton (away)
February 14th
Aston Villa (away)
February 22nd
Contact continues with both Chelsea and super agent Pini Zahavi over a potential move for the 27-year-old to Bayern, but it seems unlikely for now that Matthijs Tell will come to Stamford Bridge over there. .
With Teru now unlikely to replace Nkunku in Enzo Maresca’s side, Chelsea are turning their attention to alternative wide targets, with Man United winger Alejandro Garnacho thought to be one of them. are.
The 20-year-old has scored eight goals and provided five assists in all competitions, with Napoli also eyeing Garnacho as a potential replacement for Hviča Kvaratschelia.
United have previously rejected Napoli’s approach for the South American, with the BBC reporting earlier this week that Antonio Conte’s side had made a bid of £40 million for Garnacho, but that fell through.
Napoli’s failure to move forward with a deal for the player could give Chelsea an opportunity to mount an onslaught, and The Athletic’s Ornstein said Chelsea are attempting to do just that. .
Chelsea approach Man United to sign Alejandro Garnacho
According to a respected transfer reporter, Chelsea have held initial talks for Garnacho and have approached United, who are on the market for an exciting, potentially world-class winger.
As well as the £60m Red Devils star, Maresca’s side also moved to sign Borussia Dortmund sensation Jamie Gittens.
“Chelsea have made inquiries about Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho and Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens as they consider reinforcement options in a wide range of attacking areas,” Ornstein told The Athletic’s live blog. (January 17th 13:35).
“The 20-year-old winger is among a number of candidates Chelsea are exploring for a potential signing. Negotiations are still at an early stage, with Garnacho and Gittens both linked to the West London club’s signing of Enzo. He fits the profile of Head Coach Maresca as he considers strengthening his team.”
Another winger linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this month is Deportivo La Coruña’s Elemay Hernández, with Chelsea making an offer for the Spaniard as they splurge on the market for new forwards. It is thought that.
