Chelsea could make a fresh approach for the £42million Premier League star to replace Nkunku

Chelsea could make a new approach to sign one Premier League star if disordered forward Christopher Nkunku he leaves Stamford Bridge in the January window, a scenario that is seen as very possible before the deadline.

Christopher Nkunku could leave Chelsea in January

The French representative is one of Enzo Marescatop scorer in all competitions, producing a real performance with 12 goals and four assists, but Nkunku’s lack of overall opportunities in the English league fueled rumors of a mid-season exit.

The 27-year-old is under contract at Chelsea until 2029, making him a potentially expensive January signing for all interested parties, but perhaps a loan deal/option to buy could motivate clubs to make a formal approach to the west Londoners.

Leading clubs are closely monitoring Nkunku’s situation, says Fabrizio Romano, and there is clearly a real chance he could leave the club this month if he asks to leave.

This is repeated by other credible media sources, such as a reliable reporter from Stamford Bridge Simon Phillipswho wrote today that Nkunku is ready to leave Chelsea in January and is “very frustrated” by his lack of game action.

While it is £195,000-a-week striker has yet to officially ask to leave in the middle of the season, the likelihood of him leaving is apparently “really starting to grow”.

Chelsea have received a number of inquiries about Nkunku’s availability, and if the former RB Leipzig star does move on to pastures new, then BlueCo will be “pushing” for a replacement this month.

This is again claimed by Phillips, who also says that one of Nkunku’s potential successors is the Ipswich Town star Liam Delap.

Chelsea could make a fresh approach for Liam Delap if Nkunku leaves

The Englishman is currently Ipswich’s talisman, scoring eight goals and assisting two more in 20 appearances in all competitions. As a result, Kieran McKenna’s side want to hang around 42 million pounds even consider a deal, according to other reports.

Phillips suggests that Chelsea could make another approach for Delap if Nkunku leaves in Januarycomes later previous contact with Ipswich due to the signing of the 21-year-old in preparation for January.

Delap is clearly “one to watch” in terms of Maresca bringing in a new striker, and it was thought that this would potentially have to wait until the summer given Chelsea’s search for a new central defender is their top transfer priority.

However, the potential departure of Nkunku could force Chelsea to outline their plans to sign a new number nine, with Delap firmly on the agenda as the former Man City starlet establishes himself as one of the best young strikers in England.