Nkunku’s Signing a Big Risk After Recent Injuries to Chelsea Players

• Chelsea have reportedly completed the signing of Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig
• Nkunku withdrew from France's World Cup squad due to a knee injury sustained in training
• Recent injuries to Chelsea players suggest signing the French international is a very big risk that may backfire

Chelsea are known big spenders in the transfer market in the days of former owner Roman Abramovich. The Russian is reputable for making high profile and expensive signings for the club to achieve success.

A change of ownership has not seemed to change much about Chelsea spendings as the new ownership group led by Todd Boehly have shown they will also be big spenders but with proper structure to ensure right spendings.

According to Football Transfers, Chelsea spent a record breaking £272m in Boehly's first transfer window, a figure that surpassed any single window under the Russian oligarch's era.

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The Blues have reportedly completed the signing of Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig for above £52m according to Sky Sports, despite the knee injury that ruled him out of the World Cup.

Nkunku's transfer a major risk

Christopher Nkunku is not expected to play for RB Leipzig again until the new year due to his knee injury according to Sports Mole. He got injured before his Chelsea transfer was completed.

Chelsea have had to deal with serious injuries to their players in the past and with their trend of knee injuries in the last one year, it looks a major risk signing another player who just injured his knee.

Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Wesley Fofana have all had major knee injuries in the past. Fofana, a £70m summer signing has rarely featured and suffered a recurrence of his knee injury this week.

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Young striker Armando Broja is out of the season with a knee injury which makes it questionable why the club completed a move for a player currently suffering a knee injury.

Chelsea won't panic buy in January

Sports Brief earlier reported that Chelsea won't panic in the winter market despite having Pierre Emerick Aubameyang as the only recognized striker.

The Blues were first reported to want to push Nkunku's transfer to January but with an injury of his own, it makes no sense bringing him to the club early.

Graham Potter will have to compete for the rest of the season with limited options with Chelsea still active in the FA Cup and the Champions League.