MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea signed France ahead Christopher Nkunku from Leipzig on a six-year contract on Tuesday.

The London membership spent round $630 million final season and has bought its newest recruitment drive up and working with the deal for the extremely rated Nkunku. His contract begins on July 1.

”An enormous effort was made to convey me to the membership and I'm trying ahead to assembly my new coach and teammates and exhibiting the Chelsea supporters what I can do on the pitch,” the 25-year-old Nkunku stated.

Chelsea endured a depressing first yr underneath new homeowners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. It recorded its lowest-ever factors whole within the Premier League and missed out on qualification for Europe.

Managers Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter had been discarded and membership icon Frank Lampard returned in an interim function to see out the season. Former Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed and charged with the accountability of turning round Chelsea’s fortunes.

Nkunku is predicted to kick off one other busy summer time at Stamford Bridge.

“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 squad,” Chelsea co-sporting administrators Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley stated in a press release.

Nkunku has been capped 10 occasions by France and performed for Paris Saint-Germain earlier than becoming a member of Leipzig in 2019.

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