Nkunku: Stop this man!

Christopher Nkunku (Lagny-sur-Marne, France, 1997) is one of those strikers that is difficult to pigeonhole and scares from the moment his name is pronounced. of the generation of Oyarzabal, the Franco-Congolese attacker represents Leipzig’s greatest threat ahead of Thursday’s match against Real at Anoeta due to a goalscoring instinct that has led him to sign specular records during this campaign, which is being the one of its emergence, especially in the European competitions. Without making great boasts, the striker scored a great header in the first leg and did not cease to be a threat throughout the offensive front.

Nkuku he scores a goal every 76 minutes in European competitions this season. He scored seven in six games in the group stage of the Champions League – three against City, three against Bruges and one against PSG – and signed the 1-1 six days ago against Real.

Considering all the competitions, Nkuku He has already celebrated 22 goals in 33 games this season, 13 in the Bundesliga, seven in Europe and three in the Cup. In addition, he arrives ‘on fire’: he has scored in his last four official games and there is only one footballer in Europe who has signed more goals than him (seven) so far in 2022: Lewandowski, who has nine with Bayern.

More assists than goals

The funny thing is that Nkuku He is more midfielder than attacker. In fact, he has more assists (40) than goals (34) in the 117 games he has played at Leipzig since he joined in 2019. The German club paid Paris Saint Germain 12 million for taking over the services of the Franco-Congolese, somewhat overshadowed in the Parc des Princes by Mbappe and Neymar. Even so, before leaving at the age of 21, he played 78 games and scored 11 goals.

Nkuku It is now valued at 55 million and is already being watched by the greats of Europe, such as PSG or United. He has a contract until 2024, there is no termination clause in it and, as the Leipzig president says, he is not for sale. In a similar situation is the Spanish Daniel Olmo, wanted by Barcelona. Between them they have scored 14 of the last 23 goals of the Saxon team.

rocket night

A night of goals is expected in Anoeta because in the Europa League Real is more in tune facing the door. Isaac and Oyarzabal are their top scorers, with three goals, and Sorloth has already celebrated two.