John Obi Mikel insists Nkunku needs to leave Chelsea this summer
“Christopher Nkunku should also be a source of goals, but to be honest I think his time at the club is now done. I genuinely think he needs to move on,” he told Give Me Sport.
“There was a lot of hype about him when he joined from Leipzig. I was so excited when he arrived, but his time at Chelsea hasn’t panned out well.”
Nkunku has almost certainly made his last appearance for the Blues and his record currently stands at 17 goals and five assists in 56 appearances.
Whilst Nkunku will likely leave, the Blues are looking to bring in another forward and have been strongly linked with Hugo Ekitike.
Ekitike is valued at €100m by Frankfurt, a price which Chelsea aren’t currently prepared to meet for the 22-year-old who scored 22 goals in all competitions last season.
Chelsea are believed to hold an advantage over Liverpool in the race for the France under-21 international, but it remains to be seen if they will make an official offer.
