Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku has always been on Bayern’s long list of Florian Wirtz contingency plans for Bayern, and the German Rekordmeister’s pursuit of the French international has ramped up in recent weeks.

RB Leipzig are stepping up talks with Chelsea over a move for forward Christopher Nkunku. The discussions are for a permanent deal, with Nkunku open to the possibility of rejoining his former club and keen on a permanent transfer.

Chelsea have turned down a loan bid from Bayern Munich for French forward Christopher Nkunku, whose exit from Stamford Bridge is now reported to be in doubt. Bayern are back in pursuit of Nkunku after accepting defeat in their bid to sign Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade,