Kylian Mbappe Reacts As Christopher Nkunku Completes First Chelsea Training

• Christopher Nkunku recently completed a move to Stamford Bridge from RB Leipzig
• The French man completed his first training with Chelsea since penning down his contract on Friday
• France teammate Kylian Mbappe took to Instagram to express himself about the Chelsea man

Chelsea's new forward Christopher Nkunku completed his first training session as a player of the Premier League club on Friday.

It appears many including fans globally had been anticipating Nkunku’s appearance in a Chelsea training, and they didn’t hold back their excitement after the forward posted pictures from his first training on Instagram.

Of the numerous comments, one that stood out remains that of French teammate Kylian Mbappe. The wantaway PSG forward could not hide his and he took to Instagram to let the buzzing feeling out.

Underneath an Instagram post of Nkunku being put through his paces at Chelsea Cobham training base, the PSG superstar wrote:

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‘Going to get my Popcorn’.

Since joining Chelsea in the summer, the French forward has had to wait his time to join training due to an injury.

Nkunku, who has now completely recovered from the injury that prevented him from participating in the World Cup last December in Qatar, is eagerly looking forward to making an impactful start at Stamford Bridge and he is set to be part of Mauricio Pochettino's pre-season tour squad.

Nkunku’s stat a RB Leipzig

Having netted an impressive 23 goals across various competitions last season for RB Leipzig, the 25-year-old forward's goal-scoring prowess is eagerly anticipated by Chelsea as they aim to address their attacking struggles from the previous campaign.

Chelsea are set to embark on their Pre-Season tour which would see the play five games in the USA over the next three weeks.

The London club are determined to avoid a repeat of last year's chaotic tour, which left the squad ill-prepared and frustrated their manager, Thomas Tuchel.

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According to reports from ESPN, Tuchel expressed his dissatisfaction with the disorganized nature of the tour, which ultimately contributed to a tumultuous campaign for the team.

Ex EPL star blasts Mbappe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mbappe’s recent outburst against Paris Saint-Germain has not gone down well with former Italian and West Ham United player, Paolo Di Canio, who has criticised the forward.

In a recent interview, the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot winner took shots at the club as the fallout of his decision not to activate a contract extension clause with the Ligue 1 champions continues to rain down.

Di Canio has now labelled Mbappe as 'indecent and disrespectful' towards the Parisians, who have reportedly informed the forward he must extend his deal or be sold this summer.