Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s first goal against Heidenheim in the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Christopher Nkunku appears to be unhappy at Chelsea, and it has emerged that his agent Pini Zahavi has contacted Barcelona about his client.
Interestingly, Zahavi can also provide numbers Barcelona First Team Head Coach, Hansie flickand striker, Robert Lewandowski, as clients.
Catalan outlet, sportNote that Christopher Nkunku Now the club would prefer to leave, but the £52m-rated striker (Sky Sports) will have to wait as reports suggest Barca are unwilling to move for him in the January window.
Christopher Nkunku has made an offer to Barcelona
How willing Enzo Maresca is is unclear at this point Chelsea The board will agree to allow the striker to leave west London at any time, or a sale price has not been discussed.
The 27-year-old hasn’t been a regular for the Blues, but has still managed to score 15 goals and provide four assists (transfer market)
Nicholas Jackson’s form has been brilliant in the 2024/25 season – nine goals and three assists – and it’s no surprise that Maresca left the former RB Leipzig ace in the side for that purpose.
Lewandowski has also gone on to score unbeaten in the Spanish top-flight, and it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine that there could be a better time for Zahavi to take Nkunku next summer for the Spanish giants as the Polish hit. -Man begins to take his professional career to the top level.
Lewandowski threatens Christopher Nkunku’s ambitions
Sporting also note that Nkunku wants a starting spot if he can get going, having started just two of Chelsea’s 17 Premier League games this season.
Given Lewandowski’s form, if the striker stays at Barcelona, as expected, it is unlikely to be for another season.
Obviously, the current situation is an unbearable situation for Nkunku, so if not Barcelona, another European giant will surely come for him.
