According to BILD, Nkunku’s move to the Allianz Arena is ‘threatening to collapse’ after a fresh round of talks took place between his agent, Pini Zahavi, and the higher powers at Chelsea. The two parties met ahead of the Blues’ 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Chelsea want Xavi Simons – a player apparently also on Bayern’s radar – and the possible sale of Nkunku could help fund a move for the Netherlands international. The reporter suggests Chelsea are expecting a fee of around €40 million (£34.5m) plus add ons for Nkunku.

The Blues are in talks with two German clubs as they look to slim down their squad before the transfer deadline.

Chelsea are still working on the exit of two first-team players this summer transfer window. According to Fabrizio Romano, the two players are Christopher

Leipzig are among a number of sides interested in the forward, but have some financial reservations about the logistics of a potential deal.

Inter Milan are the latest club to express an interest in Christopher Nkunku, with the Frenchman’s future one to watch until deadline day according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.

The big transfer story yesterday was about Chelsea and RB Leipzig engaging in talks over a potential swap deal involving Xavi Simons and Christopher Nkunku. Both teams were keen on the arrangement, the story went, with Simons also ready to do his part. The only unknown was Nkunku’s level of interest in returning to his former team.

The 30-year-old is Everton's sixth new arrival of the summer after Thierno Barry, Mark Travers, Adam Aznou and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and the loan addition of Jack Grealish. Carlos Alcaraz also joined on a permanent switch after spending the second half of last season on loan at the club.

Bayern Munich's hopes of signing Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku appear to be fading, newspaper Bild reported on Sunday. Chelsea is said to be keen to keep the former Bundesliga top scorer, under contract until 2029,