Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku is staying at Stamford Bridge, but the club are prepared to loan out Joao Felix before the deadline tonight. Nkunku has been subject of a lot of interest this month, including from Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku (27) is expected to stay with the Blues and not pursue a deadline-day move, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein. The France international was touted with a

Chelsea attacker Christopher Nkunku has rejected a proposed loan move to Manchester United in the final few hours of the January transfer window. Nkunku has struggled to live up to his eye-watering £52million price tag since joining Chelsea back in 2023, not helped by his injury woes over the last two seasons.

Chelsea had been expecting Christopher Nkunku to leave, amid interest from Manchester United, but he is now set to stay in west London.

AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Joao Felix on loan from Chelsea. The 25-year-old has made just nine starts since joining Chelsea for £44.5million last summer and has agreed a move to Serie A in order to get more regular football.

Manchester United and Chelsea will meet to discuss two major transfers this week, while Fabrizio Romano has detailed what must occur before Christopher Nkunku can complete a move to Old Trafford.

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