{"id":77482,"date":"2023-06-20T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T12:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/20\/chelsea-sign-christopher-nkunku-from-rb-leipzig\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:50:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T12:50:54","slug":"chelsea-sign-christopher-nkunku-from-rb-leipzig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/20\/chelsea-sign-christopher-nkunku-from-rb-leipzig\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea sign Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"389\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-20-100157-696x389.png\"   alt=\"Christopher Nkunku\" title=\"Christopher Nkunku\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Nkunku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea have confirmed the signing of France striker,\u00a0Christopher Nkunku from Bundesliga side,\u00a0RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old scored 16 goals in 25 games in the Bundesliga last season.<\/p>\n<p>Nkunku, who has won 10 caps for France, is manager Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s first signing since he\u00a0took charge\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The former PSG striker\u00a0has agreed a\u00a0six-year\u00a0contract, which will begin\u00a0on 1 July.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am incredibly happy to be joining Chelsea,\u2019 said Nkunku. \u2018A 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,\u201d he told Chelsea website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea\u2019s co-sporting directors, said: \u201cChristopher 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nkunku, whose Chelsea contract starts on 1 July, won three Ligue 1 titles and two French Cups during four years at Paris St-Germain before joining Leipzig in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He was named Bundesliga player of the season and German PFA player of the season in 2021-22 after scoring 20 goals and contributing 15 assists in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Nkunku made his France debut last year but\u00a0missed the World Cup campaign\u00a0because of a leg injury.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"mFcLj9lTG-I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NPP Flagbearership Race: Three Aspirants file nomination forms at party headquarters (19-6-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mFcLj9lTG-I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher Nkunku Chelsea have confirmed the signing of France striker,\u00a0Christopher Nkunku from Bundesliga side,\u00a0RB Leipzig. The 25-year-old scored 16 goals in 25 games in the Bundesliga last season. Nkunku, who has won 10 caps for France, is manager Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s first signing since he\u00a0took charge\u00a0in May. 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