RB worried about magic foot Nkunku: The top scorer in the Bundesliga will be out for a long time

Bad news for RB Leipzig: Star player Christopher Nkunku will probably be out until the end of February.

RB worried about magic foot Nkunku: The top scorer in the Bundesliga will be out for a long time

Bad news for RB Leipzig: Star player Christopher Nkunku will probably be out until the end of February. Can the Saxons catch up with Bayern with the top scorer in the Bundesliga - or is Nkunku already on the way to becoming a top international club?

Christopher Nkunku would certainly like to be in Abu Dhabi, would like to work hard for the comeback under the desert sun like Timo Werner or David Raum. But RB Leipzig's star player has to be patient. Because a ligament tear in the knee forces Germany's coveted footballer of the year, the top scorer in the entire Bundesliga with twelve goals, to watch well into February.

"Of course we're missing Christo. We'll miss him in the first league game, as well as in the second and third. Hopefully not in the first Champions League game because he'll be there again," said coach Marco Rose in the training camp, where the DFB Cup winner lost 4-2 in the friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday without the Frenchman, who did not travel with them.

Nkunku, who missed the World Cup in Qatar because of the injury, will not only miss the Bundesliga restart against Bayern Munich on January 20, but also the games at Schalke 04 four days later and a week later against VfB Stuttgart. It shouldn't be enough for the round of 16 in the cup against TSG Hoffenheim on February 1 either.

Of course, Leipzig need their top striker, who with 15 points in the ranking is only behind Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt and Jamal Musiala from Bayern Munich, as early as possible in the championship race - there are still six points behind leaders Munich. Nkunku's commitment would be particularly important in the round of 16 first leg in the premier class against Erling Haaland and co-favorite Manchester City on February 22nd in order to have as many chances as possible for the next round in the second leg on March 14th.

Meanwhile, the question of how many games the exceptional dribbler (contract until 2026) will play for RB always resonates in the Nkunku case. The fact that there is of course a great deal of interest in Nkunku and that there is a lot of talk, that's the way it is. Accordingly, there is a threat," said the new sports director Max Eberl in December. In addition, there were media reports at the end of the year, which reported that a move to Chelsea FC in the summer was already perfect. But Marco Rose should only think until February.