Newcastle United have become favorites to sign Milan striker Christopher Nkunka.

According to Sport Mediaset, the English club favors Aston Villa and is ready to pay close to 30 million euros for the 28-year-old Frenchman.

Nkunku himself returned to the Premier League after losing his place in Milan's plans. The new head coach of the Italian team, Ruben Amorim, switched the striker from the warehouse, and after the pre-season tour, the footballer will move away from training with the first team.

Nkunku moved to Milan or from Chelsea for 37 million euros plus bonuses. In his debut season, the Frenchman played 35 matches in all tournaments and scored all goals. This contract is with the insurance club until the summer of 2030.

Around Newcastle and Aston Valley, the situation around the striker was previously covered by Roma, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig. Nowadays the “magpies” themselves are immediately looming for the best positions to complete the deal.

Milan zatsіkavleniy for sale Nkunku, scraps of pragne to be removed for further stocking of the warehouse. Zokrema, the Italians plan to spend at least 50 million euros with bonuses on Strasbourg winger Diego Moreira.

The club is also working on other transfer transactions, which may help formulate a budget for new players. One of them is the potential transfer of Rodrigo Mori from Porto, after which the Portuguese can arrange the transfer of Santiago Jimenez.