Nkunku has scored 16 goals in 43 first-team appearances for the Blues, including 13 in 29 under Enzo Maresca this season. He cost Chelsea £53m when he joined from RB Leipzig in June 2023.

AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Joao Felix on loan from Chelsea. The 25-year-old has made just nine starts since joining Chelsea for £44.5million last summer and has agreed a move to Serie A in order to get more regular football.

Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku (27) is expected to stay with the Blues and not pursue a deadline-day move, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. The France international was touted with a