Overview
- AC Milan made Christopher Nkunku available on Tuesday after he was left out of Ruben Amorim’s first-team plans and training group.
- RB Leipzig have made concrete contact with Nkunku’s representatives and are pushing to bring him back on an initial loan with an option to buy.
- Newcastle United and Aston Villa have registered interest but have not lodged formal offers, with reports variably valuing Nkunku between €30m and €35m.
- Milan are open to a paid loan that includes an option or obligation to buy because a straight sale is complicated by Nkunku’s wages and the club’s need to avoid a capital loss.
- Nkunku signed from Chelsea last summer for about €37m, scored eight goals and three assists in 35 games for Milan, and Milan’s need to fund signings such as Diego Moreira is driving the sale process.