Sky: Utd now ‘discussing loan move’ for 14-cap int’l who notched 124 G/A at his last club

Manchester United players huddle ahead of kick-off at Old Trafford.
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Now considering how their future may look without Alejandro Garnacho, Manchester United are mulling over a temporary acquisition to bolster Ruben Amorim’s attack for the remainder of the term.

As such, the Reds have begun ‘discussing whether to make a loan move’ for out-of-favour frontman Christopher Nkunku amid Chelsea’s impending approach for Garnacho, per Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth.

Numerous reports have suggested a straight swap deal had even been mooted, though it’s thought the London outfit are reluctant to sanction Nkunku’s exit permanently – despite him frequently having to play second fiddle to Nicolas Jackson.

The 14-capped French international, 27, has endured a tumultuous Chelsea career since his £52 million move from RB Leipzig, where he notched 70 goals and 54 assists across four seasons and 172 appearances in Germany.

His time at Stamford Bridge has been largely plagued by injuries, so much so that he’s been limited to just five Premier League starts in the last one-and-a-half campaigns.

Selling Garnacho for Nkunku is an eyebrow-raiser from INEOS

Christopher Nkunku on the pitch for Chelsea
Nkunku has been utilised sparingly by Enzo Maresca. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

As such, the United faithful are perplexed by INEOS’ openness to the potential deal. They’d be parting ways with a 20-year-old, up-and-coming prospect, who has accumulated 37 goal contributions – including the opener in last year’s FA Cup final – and has become an established Argentina international since breaking into the first-team.

Developing and subsequently promoting youth talents is the epitome of what the club stands for; in said FA Cup final, United had four academy graduates named in the starting XI and a further three on the bench. 

Selling one of the side’s most exhilarating talents of recent years to comply with Profit and Sustainability regulations would be questionable enough, but doing so to a direct rival would only further taint INEOS’ controversial ownership thus far.

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2 Comments

  1. Ineos and Ratcliffe are out to destroy the club haven’t we had enough being saddled with Mason Mount and his injuries we want to saddle us with another one from Chelsea in Nkunku haven’t they done enough with raising ticket prices and effectively neutering MUTV which fans have to pay to watch by almost dropping televised U21 and U18 matches like the U18’S against Wolves today and not even show highlights but endless podcasts and repeats of games we’ve played in the past against our next Premier league game

  2. If Ineos are seriously thinking of such a deal it just helps go to prove they’re out of their depth when doing transfers selling a young player with plenty of scope to further develop for another potential Mason Mount who’s injury prone as well

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