Overview

• Multiple outlets report a total outlay between €35 million and €42 million including bonuses, with Italian reporting putting his net salary near €5 million.
• Nkunku has accepted personal terms with Milan, with the contract length described as four or five years depending on the source.
• The pursuit follows failed attempts to land other forwards, including Vlahović, Højlund, Boniface, Harder and Dovbyk.
• Chelsea are reported to be lining up Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho as a replacement, a move that has not been confirmed.
• Reports frame the signing as a bet on Nkunku’s upside after a stop-start spell at Chelsea and a notable recent injury record.