Christopher Nkunku joins Chelsea on six-year £52m deal from RB Leipzig - 'Incredibly happy!'

Premier League side Chelsea have confirmed the arrival of France forward Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig on a six-year contract until 2029. Nkunku, 25, joined Leipzig from Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 and scored 70 goals in 172 appearances in all competitions for the German club.

Ad This season he was the joint-top scorer in the Bundesliga with 16 goals alongside Niclas Fullkrug of Werder Bremen. Nkunku achieved this feat despite missing nine games due to injury.

TransfersFrance striker Nkunku completes Chelsea deal — report17/12/2022 AT 12:09 The fee is reported to be £52 million, as per BBC Sport. «I am incredibly happy to be joining Chelsea,» Nkunku told the club's website.

«A 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. »Having 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.» Transfer news live — Arsenal make first Timber offer, Man City try to keep Walker from Bayern Mbappe: I think I deserve to win Ballon d'Or Real Madrid’s five options with Ancelotti taking Brazil role next year Chelsea have had a raft of striker signings since the departure of Diego Costa in 2017, including the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz but they have been unable to find a regular goalscorer. Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea’s co-sporting directors, added: «Christopher 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