‘Wherever he goes I want to go with him’: Josko Gvardiol drops major hint about a move to Chelsea as he admits he wants to keep playing with Christopher Nkunku, as defender opens up on struggling to come to terms with failed Blues transfer
- Josko Gvardiol says he wants to follow Christopher Nkunku ‘wherever he goes’
- Nkunku will reportedly move to Chelsea in the summer in a pre-arranged move
- Gvardiol also opened up on his own failed transfer to the Blues last summer
Josko Gvardiol has admitted he wants to follow Christopher Nkunku ‘wherever’ his RB Leipzig team-mate goes in a huge hint regarding his future.
Nkunku is reportedly heading to Chelsea this summer after agreeing to join the Blues when his release clause comes into play.
‘The signs are very, very clear that he’s moving to Chelsea,’ Leipzig sporting director Max Eberl told BILD about the forward’s proposed £53million move.
And appears that Gvardiol, 21, is also willing to relocate after missing out on his own switch to Chelsea last summer.
Speaking to The Times, the Leipzig defender discussed the uncertainty surrounding his failed transfer as well as what the future holds.
Josko Gvardiol has opened up on his failed transfer negotiations with Chelsea last summer
Gvardiol wants to follow Leipzig teammate Christopher Nkunku, who is believed to be heading to Chelsea this summer, ‘wherever he goes’
Gvardiol said: ‘I was really confused because one month before the window starts I was upstairs with the sporting director and he says, “Yeah Josko, we are not going to sell you, we need you, we believe in you.”
‘I was like ok I am fine with this, I can stay here, I like it here, all I need is to work on myself, to play, to win something else. It was like this until the last two days.’
Gvardiol continued: ‘My agent called me and said that Chelsea is extremely interested and, of course, you definitely think about a serious offer from a huge club like Chelsea. Leipzig said they didn’t want to sell me.’
A move therefore failed to materialise and he admits dealing with the disappointment was challenging.
‘In the end I really struggled with that decision but we didn’t make an agreement. It is what it is,’ added the Croatian international.
However, rumours surrounding a…