“He redid the update”: how Nkunku returned to the top after his withdrawal from the World Cup

2023-06-12 19:51:53

He hasn’t scored yet in the France team, but his ratio in Leipzig is impressive. Co-top scorer in the championship (16 goals in 25 games) and recent winner of the German Cup, Christopher Nkunku (8 selections) continues to panic the counters across the Rhine, a year after having punctuated a season with 35 goals all competitions combined. Absent for the March rally, after having had to give up the World Cup with a lump in his throat last winter, it was logical that he find the selection for the appointments against Gibraltar, Friday in Faro (Portugal), and the Greece the following Monday at the Stade de France.