Christopher Nkunku

[pocco]

He's not playing in the league because of Cole Palmer.

In Bundesliga he played all across the front 4 positions. It’s odd that you’ve not played him at all if true. Has he been coming on as a sub at all? What is your opinion on him as a player? I’ve seen him in Bundesliga but it’s a different beast altogether.

 

[FriedClams]

France famously having had no good players in his position over the past few years.

Sign of the times I guess, signing players who can’t get in the France team. Maybe he can be the new cantona?

 

[Sir Marcus]

He’s rubbish.

 

[FriedClams]

Transfermarkt have a neat little bit where they have divided his career games up by position. CM had the highest number of games.

Out of interest, where did he play the CM games?

 

[FortunaUtd]

A lot keep saying he'd replace Hojlund/Zirkzee which I'm sure he would be capable of doing but wouldn't he be a good fit in one of the '10' roles?

Yes to the latter. No to the first part. He's not a 9, he's an attacking midfielder/second striker. Which we need for Amorim's system especially if Rashford and Garnacho are not deemed to fit the role.

 

[WeePat]

Out of interest, where did he play the CM games?

@JPRouve mentioned it was before moved to Leipzig. Definitely not for us and I don’t remember him doing it for Leipzig either.

 

[JPRouve]

Out of interest, where did he play the CM games?

Mainly PSG and France youth teams. He also did it early for Leipzig, switching between that and the AM position, a bit like Kampl.

 

[duffer]

Sign of the times I guess, signing players who can’t get in the France team. Maybe he can be the new cantona?

It's a step up from signing Dutch players who can't get in the Dutch team.

 

[FriedClams]

It's a step up from signing Dutch players who can't get in the Dutch team.

True

 

[JJ12]

He’s rubbish.

This is the intelligent post we all came here to see

 

[red_de_pologne]

Saw a tweet that in last 2 years he missed more games through injuries than Mount. Would be a joke of a signing.

 

[DON’T PANIC ™]

A loan of Nkunku with no obligation to buy is worth considering.
Selling Garnacho to Chelsea should not be contemplated at all. Sell him outside the EPL by all means to allow us to sort PSR for the summer but only for a fair amount. £60M+ imho

 

[JPRouve]

Saw a tweet that in last 2 years he missed more games through injuries than Mount. Would be a joke of a signing.

Was there a context to this? Not that it's a positive but Nkunku missed games through two knee injuries while Mount missed games through a multitude of muscle injuries. One(Mount) has chronic injuries while the other doesn't though the injuries he has had were very serious.

 

[FortunaUtd]

A loan of Nkunku with no obligation to buy is worth considering.
Selling Garnacho to Chelsea should not be contemplated at all. Sell him outside the EPL by all means to allow us to sort PSR for the summer but only for a fair amount. £60M+ imho

Noone outside the EPL will buy Garnacho for £60m+. Clubs in Europe are rarely spending (or able to spend) that on any player.

 

[DON’T PANIC ™]

Noone outside the EPL will buy Garnacho for £60m+. Clubs in Europe are rarely spending (or able to spend) that on any player.

I still wouldn’t sell him to Chelsea.

 

[FortunaUtd]

I still wouldn’t sell him to Chelsea.

I wouldn't either.

 

[Wing Attack Plan R]

With Chelsea getting their asses fecking handed to them today by City, surely they will hang onto Nkunku and we can put this nightmare behind us.

 

[hellhunter]

With Chelsea getting their asses fecking handed to them today by City, surely they will hang onto Nkunku and we can put this nightmare behind us.

Maybe he comes to the realisation that Chelsea is shit and we're much better looking and really wants out though

 

[Castia]

Not for me thanks he’s been a complete flop at Chelsea, an injured one at that

Is this what our new footballing team has come up with in attack Zirkzee and possible Nkunku? Feck me

 

[croadyman]

Not for me thanks he’s been a complete flop at Chelsea, an injured one at that

Is this what our new footballing team has come up with in attack Zirkzee and possible Nkunku? Feck me

So not even a loan is acceptable then for you and @Wing Attack Plan R I take it

 

[Drz]

Not for me thanks he’s been a complete flop at Chelsea, an injured one at that

Is this what our new footballing team has come up with in attack Zirkzee and possible Nkunku? Feck me

Not thrilling... In a similar mould, I think Sesko would actually fit in seamlessly into any of the 3 attacking positions in Amorim's system, with a better age profile.

 

[Irrational.]

He would undoubtedly flop here. Just like how everyone with eyes saw Mount flopping.

 

[V.O.]

He would undoubtedly flop here. Just like how everyone with eyes saw Mount flopping.

Have to laugh at the constant pats on the back people give themselves for retroactively predicting that a player who had missed 1/3 of a season in 6 years of first team football would be injured all the time for us.

 

[Sandikan]

Have to laugh at the constant pats on the back people give themselves for retroactively predicting that a player who had missed 1/3 of a season in 6 years of first team football would be injured all the time for us.

When his massive flop season was his last season at Chelsea though - and not just due to injury, it didn't exactly take Mystic Meg to predict it.

 

[croadyman]

Not thrilling... In a similar mould, I think Sesko would actually fit in seamlessly into any of the 3 attacking positions in Amorim's system, with a better age profile.

See him ending up at Arsenal

 

[crackers0seven]

Jog jog jog. Same intensity as Marcus. We can't seriously be looking at this lad permanently. O how we have fallen. Meanwhile the glazers have got nice and round from the pounds,while utd check bargin buckets for deals.

 

[gulli_G]

He didn't do anything when coming on, may as well been playing with 10 men.

 

[2 man midfield]

Have to laugh at the constant pats on the back people give themselves for retroactively predicting that a player who had missed 1/3 of a season in 6 years of first team football would be injured all the time for us.

It’s probably that people are reassured about their own football knowledge, as most people were baffled at his signing in the first place. When it went through, most people went ok, maybe ten hag is seeing something we’re not. Only for him to then get injured, just like everyone thought he would.

 

[croadyman]

He didn't do anything when coming on, may as well been playing with 10 men.

Yeah didn't really catch the eye

 

[redshaw]

Jog jog jog. Same intensity as Marcus. We can't seriously be looking at this lad permanently. O how we have fallen. Meanwhile the glazers have got nice and round from the pounds,while utd check bargin buckets for deals.

Same age as Marcus as well, had a couple of good seasons, had setbacks with injuries and look like they've peaked mid 20s.

I suppose if you're Nkunku, going back to Germany where the goals came would be a better option.

 

[Wing Attack Plan R]

So not even a loan is acceptable then for you and @Wing Attack Plan R I take it

I only want what's best for Mr. Nkunku.

 

[Sir Marcus]

This is the intelligent post we all came here to see

Great value added by yourself too, apart from the punctuation.

 

[Castia]

So not even a loan is acceptable then for you and @Wing Attack Plan R I take it

Nah not when they're taking one of our best young attackers

Feels like a pity loan for a player who's injury record rivals Shaw's in the past 2 years

 

[hellhunter]

Nah not when they're taking one of our best young attackers

Feels like a pity loan for a player who's injury record rivals Shaw's in the past 2 years

How'd you feel about a loan if it didn't mean selling them Garnacho?

 

[Castia]

How'd you feel about a loan if it didn't mean selling them Garnacho?

Interesting but again he’s been a bad signing at Chelsea and keeps picking up injuries I just don’t see how he comes into this side and makes a difference

But honestly if it meant keeping Garnacho I’d have to take it

 

[DevTheRed]

If he didn’t have such an awful injury record I’d be all over this, but we need to stop buying injury prone players. For whatever reason injury prone players only ever seem to get worse with us and I’m absolutely sick of having the likes of Shaw and Mount constantly unavailable.

 

[PlasticRed]

I would be ok taking him on loan and having an option if it is a success. Its a huge risk on a straight transfer.

Id rather loan him and wait for something better in the summer.

 

[FortunaUtd]

How'd you feel about a loan if it didn't mean selling them Garnacho?

Yes please

 

[sillwuka]

Jog jog jog. Same intensity as Marcus. We can't seriously be looking at this lad permanently. O how we have fallen. Meanwhile the glazers have got nice and round from the pounds,while utd check bargin buckets for deals.

It seems to be this intensity everytime I see him..

Compare that to Marmoush today and it's worlds apart. Very small sample size I know..

 

[Bwuk]

If we were to take one of the Chelsea flops I’d rather Joao Felix than Nkunku.