Maresca confirms French attacker will be a Chelsea player in January window

CHELSEA manager Enzo Maresca has expressed his desire to keep forward Christopher Nkunku at Stamford Bridge.

Only afforded starts in cup competitions, the Frenchman has still been impressive, notching up nine goals in seven games in the Carabao Cup and Conference League combined.

However – with his Premier League minutes being limited by Enzo Maresca, there has been some shock reports in the media which have claimed that a move to Man United, PSG and Barcelona could be on the cards, as the clubs are reportedly interested in a deal for the French star.

However – despite the lack of Premier League minutes, despite the fact the player is unhappy and despite all the transfer rumours, Maresca has now come out and admitted that he would like the Frenchman to stay at the club in January.

“We like Christo and we want him here,” Maresca said.

“There will always be players that are not happy and some that will ask to leave in January. I am not sure if they will be Christo’s or another player’s case. We want to keep them here because we are happy with them here.”

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We would be shocked to see him leave the club in the January transfer window, but if the right offer arrives, the player may feel that he needs to asks his boss if he can leave, he needs to be playing.

He is a quality player and we are hoping that something can be worked out as we would hate to see the man leave.

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