Sky Journalist Reveals Tuchel Is Keen On Raiding Bundesliga Club For Two Players Worth A Combined 107M

Sky Journalist Reveals Tuchel Is Keen On Raiding Bundesliga Club For Two Players Worth A Combined 107M

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is keen on signing RB Leipzig pair Christopher Nkunku and Josko Gvardiol, according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.

The journalist has confirmed previously that Tuchel is a fan of Gvardiol, but he now claims that the Blues boss is interested in bringing in the Croatian’s teammate this summer as well:

Reports in the Croatia media have claimed that the Blues are preparing a €50m (£43m) bid for Gvardiol, while Nkunku’s valuation is believed to be at least €75m (£64m) so it would be a sizeable outlay on the two players.

With it being suggested that Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly will hand Tuchel a transfer budget of around £200m, though, there is certainly enough money to go after both of them.

While they should have a good chance of landing Gvardiol, securing Nkunku’s signature could be a bit trickier, with a number of other Premier League teams (including Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United) also said to be keeping tabs on the Frenchman.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.