Nkunku Is Milan’s Eight Summer Signing As Luka Modric Talks About Playing In The Serie A

Written By Onyeka Daniel

It has definitely been a busy summer transfer window for Italian giants, AC Milan as they’ve officially announced the signing of former RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku on a permanent deal from Premier League side Chelsea, which could end up costing them €43m.

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It will definitely make them the highest spending club in the league, overtaking Como and according to several reliable sources, the agreement was for a fixed fee of €37-€38m, with performance-related bonuses linked to personal and collective achievements at an additional €4m-€5m.

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According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Frenchman agreed to take a pay cut in order to join Milan, and that he will earn less than €5m per season on his Rossoneri contract. Nkunku flew in for his medical on Friday morning and completed those formalities by midday.

He becomes Milan’s eighth signing of the summer transfer window following the previous additions of Luka Modric, Samuele Ricci, Ardon Jashari, Pervis Estupinan, Koni De Winter, Zachary Athekame and Pietro Terracciano and the spending spree might not stop there.

“AC Milan is delighted to announce the permanent signing of Christopher Nkunku from Chelsea FC. The French forward has signed a contract with the Club until 30 June 2030,” Milan said. “Born in Lagny-sur-Marne (France) on 14 November 1997, Nkunku developed in the Paris Saint-Germain academy and made his first-team debut for the Club in 2025.”

“He went on to score 11 goals in 78 appearances for the Parisian giants, winning two Coupe de France titles, three French “In the summer of 2019, he made the switch to RB Leipzig, for whom he played 172 games and scored 70 goals, winning two DFB-Pokal titles as well as the Bundesliga golden boot in 2022/23. It was in 2023 that he moved to England to join Chelsea.”

“He ended his time in West London with 18 goals in 62 games, as well as triumphs in the Conference League and Club World Cup this summer. He made his full international debut for France in March 2022 after having risen through Les Bleus’ youth set-up. To date, he has 14 caps and one goal for his country.”

“Nkunku will wear the number 18 shirt.” He joins Milan after two years in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. He had joined the Blues for a fee in the region of €60m during the summer transfer window in 2023. Prior to his Chelsea move, Nkunku made 119 Bundesliga appearances with RB Leipzig.

With the Bundesliga club, he scored 47 goals plus another seven goals from 17 Champions League outings. The Frenchman also has four years in the PSG first team on his CV, having graduated from the club’s academy in 2015 and is now expected to add to Massimiliano Allegri’s attack.

In a related development, Luka Modric provided his first Serie A assist in the Milan jersey and revealed what Allegri asked him to pass on to his teammates. He was In the starting XI for the 2-0 victory over Lecce at the Stadio Via del Mare, and his free kick was nodded in by Ruben Loftus-Cheek, before Christian Pulisic scored late on.

“I feel really good, everything is perfect. I get along with my teammates, I feel relaxed. I still need to find a house, but apart from that, it’s all good!” Modric said in his post match interview. “Of course, it all feels even better when you win.” He continued after losing his Serie A debut.

The Rossoneri changed from the initial 4-3-3 idea to a 3-5-2, so what is Allegri asking from Modric? “We are still getting to know each other, he asked me to help the team move with more fluidity. I am working to get into shape physically and I hope to be at 100 per cent after the break for international duty.”

“The coach asks me to talk a lot on the pitch, as there are many young players, and they need confidence.” He famously became a Milan supporter during his childhood in Croatia, so what convinced him to finally make his Serie A dream come true at the age of 39?

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“I have always watched Italian football, there are a lot of Croatian players here, and I above all appreciated Milan. I played many games against Italian teams, I know how organised they are tactically in every phase. I do still need to get used to it, as this is a very difficult league. We need to be on our toes in every match and give everything we’ve got to win. So far, I am really enjoying what I’ve seen.” He further added.

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