Chelsea want £65m for Christopher Nkunku as Bayern Munich consider January move | OneFootball

Chelsea are keen on a move for 19-year-old Bayern forward Mathys Tel to replace Nkunku if he departs

Chelsea have told Bayern Munich they want around £65million for Christopher Nkunku.

Chelsea paid an initial fee of £52m to sign Nkunku from RB Leipzig in 2023 and believe his value has increased his then.

Tel is highly-rated across Europe, joined Bayern in a €28.5m deal in 2022

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The 27-year-old has scored 13 goals for Chelsea this season but he has found opportunities limited in recent weeks and struggled to put pressure on Nicolas Jackson despite his quiet spell.

Nkunku was underwhelming when given a rare start in the 2-0 defeat away at Ipswich in December and missed a penalty at 0-0 in another against Morecambe on Saturday.

Maresca has made it clear he prefers traditional wingers in his system.

No swap deal between Chelsea and Bayern has been proposed yet, with the Blues insisting the two potential deals for Nkunku and Tel would be separate.

Tel is highly-rated across Europe, having debuted for Rennes at 16 and then signed for Bayern in a €28.5m move a year later.