{"id":2820,"date":"2025-07-11T23:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/2820\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T23:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:54:03","slug":"chelsea-set-to-offload-50m-player-as-bayern-munich-make-contact-hes-open-to-joining-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/2820\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea set to offload \u00a350m player as Bayern Munich make contact, he&#8217;s open to joining them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TBR Football can exclusively confirm the latest around the future of Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku amid interest from other clubs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/christopher-nkunku\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Nkunku<\/a> has struggled to find his feet with the London side since his \u00a352million move from RB Leipzig in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/enzo-maresca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enzo Maresca<\/a> has given Nkunku a decent amount of game time at the Club World Cup \u2013 he has made three starts and has been subbed on a further two times.<\/p>\n<p>However, TBR Football chief correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/graeme-bailey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Graeme Bailey<\/a> insists that <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/chelsea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> have not necessarily had a change of heart over Nkunku.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2203771206-1-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Nkunku during a Premier League match for Chelsea.\" class=\"wp-image-943417\" \/>Photo by Jacques Feeney\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesGermany deemed the likeliest destination for Christopher Nkunku <\/p>\n<p>TBR Football understands that both Chelsea and Nkunku both agree that a change of scenery would be best for the player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were told not to read too much into him starting the games at the Club World Cup,\u201d Bailey exclusively told TBR Football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is where he is in terms of the squad \u2013 he has good relations with the club and with Enzo Maresca, but they are both accepting that his future lies away from the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TBR Football understands that there are a number of clubs in England and in Europe who like him, but the player considers himself at a certain level.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have been keeping tabs on Nkunku, as have West Ham and Fulham, but a move back to Germany looks the most likely at this point.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/chelsea-feel-theyve-given-32m-player-enough-chances-hes-one-to-keep-an-eye-on-over-possible-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chelsea feel they\u2019ve given \u00a332m player enough chances, he\u2019s \u2018definitely one to keep an eye on\u2019 over possible exit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Which clubs outside of England are keen on Christopher Nkunku<\/p>\n<p>We are told that RB Leipzig would potentially take him back this summer, but as with all the interested parties, Chelsea\u2019s asking price is proving a stumbling block.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues currently want more than \u00a350million for him, and clubs are being put off by the valuation.<\/p>\n<p>The latest club to speak to Nkunku\u2019s camp are former suitors Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern are considering bringing him in as a replacement for the injured Jamal Musiala. <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, they could try their luck with a loan with option to buy, though Chelsea don\u2019t want that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNkunku and Chelsea have long accepted that a move is needed this summer,\u201d Bailey continued. \u201cThings just haven\u2019t worked out for him at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChelsea have brought in others this summer and are moving on. There is interest in England, but as it stands the Bayern interest is interesting to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is also interest from Turkey and Saudi Arabia I would not discount.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TBR Football can exclusively confirm the latest around the future of Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku amid interest from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[464,3338,3339,3340,403,99],"class_list":["post-2820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-chelsea","tag-christopher-nkunku","tag-english-premier-league","tag-graeme-bailey","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}