Bayern Munich open talks to sign Christopher Nkunku

Bayern Munich have opened talks with Chelsea over a transfer of former Leipzig player Christopher Nkunku.

Since the transfer of Nick Woltemade is still difficult to accomplish, Bayern Munich have set their sights on another one of their long-time targets: Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku.

But what is new? While Bayern’s interest in the French player has been there for almost the whole year, they’ve just now opened talks again with Nkunku, his agency and Chelsea over a possible transfer this summer.

The Rekordmeister would prefer to do a loan with an option to buy, but Chelsea are pushing for a permanent sale. The interesting part: Bayern and Nkunku managed to come to an agreement on personal terms in January 2025 – and said agreement is reportedly still valid now!

If the discussions between Bayern and Chelsea would now also come to a conclusion, then nothing stands in the way of the transfer.

The almost finalized sale of Kingsley Coman to Al-Nassr has accelerated the negotiations for a possible replacement; Bayern are still keen on Woltemade and a deal could be struck – but they are also interested in Nkunku, who would like to join the Bavarians as well.

For Chelsea, the sale of Nkunku could help them in financing the transfer of Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, meaning that Bayern might be responsible for Leipzig losing their most valuable player soon.