The fact that Nkuntu was given 4 months to recover from his injuries makes me worry how Chelsea would manage not having the same striker they are verging for in their team again. The premier league game starts in a few days, so this is horrible news. On Sunday, Chelsea will host Liverpool in their first home game of the new season.
Bad news for Chelsea and their fans, but it is what it is, and injuries are a part of football which is inevitable most times. It is now the job of the manager to slightly change his plans for the new season, i think Sterling can play in that role for the meantime and Chelsea can start the season with him as a striker and see what happens. Chelsea are definitely going to try to buy another striker before the end of the transfer window, but they must start this season without an orthodox striker, which gives the manager more to think about.
Now that Chelsea only has Nicolas Jackson for a pure striker position next season, Christopher Nkunku will definitely lose half of his matches for the 2023-2024 season. This fact clearly makes Mauricio Pochettino dizzy thinking about new players, because the transfer window is running low.
It is possible that Chelsea will complete the purchase of Brazilian wonderkid David Washington. It is possible that they will register him for next season and will not loan him out first because the EPL will start this weekend.