New Chelsea striker Nkunku injures knee in friendly

Chelsea’s new signing Christopher Nkunku suffered a knee injury early in Wednesday’s pre-season draw with Borussia Dortmund at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago.

The French forward went down in the ninth minute of the 1-1 draw. Nkunku was signed for close to $76.19 million and the 25-year-old was later seen with an ice-pack strapped to his knee.

“The doctors are checking him and I hope it is not a big issue. He fell in the action which was maybe a penalty and he feels something in his knee, but we hope it is nothing big,” Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said.

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“We hope he can be back quickly with the team. We need a few days to assess him.”