Chelsea sign France forward Nkunku from RB Leipzig

Chelsea sealed their swoop for France forward Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig in a deal worth a reported £63 million ($80 million) on Tuesday.

Nkunku had already agreed a pre-contract with the Premier League club in December and has now rubber-stamped his move to Stamford Bridge.

Nkunku is the first signing of the Mauricio Pochettino era at Chelsea and gets what is likely to be a busy summer at Stamford Bridge under way.

Nkunku, who has won 10 caps for France and scored 16 goals and laid on six assists in 25 Bundesliga appearances for Leipzig in 2022-23.

Chelsea's co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley described new £52m signing Christopher Nkunku as one of European football's "standout attacking players".