Man Utd ‘plan shock £70m Christopher Nkunku transfer from Chelsea with Alejandro Garnacho tipped to move other way’

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly weighing up a imaginable determination for Christopher Nkunku.

The striker's little stint with Chelsea hasn't rather gone program to plan, with the Frenchman lone scoring 16 goals successful 42 appearances.

Bayern Munich are understood to beryllium contemplating offering the erstwhile RB Leipzig hitman a instrumentality to the Bundesliga.

Chelsea person reportedly not made a determination connected the future of Nkunku, which ESPN assertion United privation to beryllium kept apprised of.

The Red Devils were reportedly keen connected signing the France prima erstwhile helium was connected the books astatine Leipzig.

Nkunku could beryllium brought successful arsenic a imaginable replacement for Alejandro Garnacho, who Chelsea are understood to beryllium funny successful signing.

United person reportedly slapped a £55million asking terms connected the caput of the 20-year-old, who Blues brag Enzo Maresca hasn't ruled retired a determination for.

He said: "We wage attraction [to the market] if thing tin happen.

"But 10 days to go, we didn’t bash anything, conscionable we called backmost Trev [Chalobah].

"We’ll spot successful the next 10 days if thing is going to happen.”

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Maresca has seemingly indicated that Nkunku volition get much minutes should helium opt not to permission Stamford Bridge this winter.

He said of Nkunku and Joao Felix: "I tin accidental that they are Chelsea players, that’s for sure.

The challenge for Joao and Christopher is that we predominantly tract conscionable 1 attacking midfielder successful astir matches.

"And the superior prime for that presumption has fallen connected Cole Palmer.

"For this reason, Nkunku and Felix are gradually receiving playing time, but some are fantastic footballers.

He added: "I’m not saying that. I similar some but the crushed they conflict is due to the fact that I play with 1 attacking midfielder."

Manchester United volition beryllium backmost successful enactment connected Sunday, travelling to westbound London to instrumentality connected Fulham.

Chelsea, meanwhile, volition look struggling Premier League champions Manchester City astatine the Etihad connected Saturday afternoon.