{"id":90072,"date":"2023-08-08T16:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/08\/christopher-nkunku-out-for-extended-period-after-undergoing\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:24:42","slug":"christopher-nkunku-out-for-extended-period-after-undergoing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/08\/christopher-nkunku-out-for-extended-period-after-undergoing\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Nkunku out for ‘extended period’ after undergoing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku will be out for \u201can extended period\u201d after undergoing surgery on his injured knee.<\/p>\n

The France forward, 25, suffered the problem during the first half of Chelsea\u2019s pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund in Chicago last week.<\/p>\n

Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino said at the time\u00a0he hoped the injury would not be a \u201cbig issue\u201d\u00a0for his \u00a352m striker.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea, who host Liverpool in their Premier League opener on Sunday, have not specified a length of absence.<\/p>\n

However, some reports have suggested the former Paris St-Germain and RB Leipzig forward could be out of action until December.<\/p>\n

Nkunku had\u00a0impressed during Chelsea\u2019s pre-season tour\u00a0of the United States, scoring three times in five games and displaying a promising link-up with fellow summer signing Nicolas Jackson in attack.<\/p>\n

He had netted 58 goals in the past two seasons for Leipzig before\u00a0finalising a switch to Stamford Bridge\u00a0in June.<\/p>\n

His unavailability is a blow to Pochettino\u2019s new-look Chelsea as they bid to improve on a poor goal record that saw them score just 38 times in the Premier League last season on the way to a 12th-place finish.<\/p>\n

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