Everton make shock enquiry for Christopher Nkunku as the forward wants to leave Chelsea

Christopher Nkunku will leave Chelsea this summer, talkSPORT knows.

Nkunku would like to return to Germany and play for Bayern Munich, but he is also open to remaining in the Premier League.

Everton has also enquired ahead of a possible surprise transfer to retain him in England.

Bayern made an initial bid for Nkunku in January, and the Frenchman was said to be interested in a move.

However, the German club was scared off by Chelsea’s demand for more than £50 million for the winger.

Nkunku is thought to be keen to joining the Bundesliga winners, but he is also open to staying in the Premier League.

The 27-year-old ended the 24/25 season with 14 goals and five assists in 42 appearances across all competitions.

However, only three of those goals occurred in the Premier League.

Nkunku also started only nine of the 33 league matches he played in.

He was an unused substitute in Chelsea’s 4-1 Conference League final victory over Real Betis.

When Blues manager Enzo Maresca replaced Cole Palmer in the 88th minute, he went with Spanish teenager Marc Guiu instead of Nkunku.

Nkunku moved to Stamford Bridge from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2023 for £53 million.

The Blues were anxious to sign Nkunku after he scored 47 goals in 119 Bundesliga outings for RB Leipzig.

However, he had to wait until December 19 to make his Chelsea debut after suffering a knee injury during a pre-season game against Borussia Dortmund.

Nkunku then underwent surgery, which sidelined him for ‘an extended amount of time’.

He appeared just 14 times in all during the 2023/24 season, scoring three goals.

Last November, Maresca insisted that he ‘absolutely’ wanted to keep Nkunku through the January transfer window.

However, the Italian admitted that the forward would struggle to break into his starting lineup.

“We know that Christo’s best position is between the line as a 10,” Maresca said at the time.

“Cole [Palmer] is playing there. We will not play many games with Cole and Christo, or Cole and Joao [Felix].

“They are all fantastic players and will play, but not every game.

“The same issue we mention many times with Joao.