Chelsea are willing to sell Nkunku, who has been missing from preseason action this past month, at a starting price of £50m. Bayern are seeking a lower fee with negotiations now underway.

Chelsea could step up their pursuit of Dutch star Xavi Simons, with Christopher Nkunku’s potential exit to Bayern Munich seen as key to making the deal happen.According to transfer insiders, the Blues have been planning a summer reshuffle that would see Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson depart,