AC Milan and Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement for the permanent transfer of forward Christopher Nkunku, according to multiple reports from club-focused journalists and European media on 28 August. The deal is set at an initial €35 million, with performance-related add-ons taking the total package to about €42 million. Nkunku, 27, has accepted a five-year contract with the Serie A club and has been cleared to travel for medical tests once documentation is finalised. Moving Nkunku would ease pressure on Chelsea’s wage bill and help the Premier League side comply with financial-regulation targets as it pursues further signings. For Milan, the France international strengthens an attack that lost Olivier Giroud earlier in the summer and provides a versatile option across the front line ahead of the club’s Champions League campaign. The clubs aim to complete paperwork within the next 24 hours, allowing Nkunku’s registration before the Italian transfer window closes. Both sides declined to comment publicly while negotiations are being finalised.