According to Spanish media outlet El Nacional, Spanish side Real Madrid have moved to hijack Chelsea’s bid for RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku.

The report claims Nkunku is ready to shun a move to Chelsea to secure a transfer to Real Madrid because he wants to play alongside Vinicius Junior.

Meanwhile, Nkunku will miss the World Cup after picking up an injury during a training session with the France national team.

A statement from Les Bleu reads: “Injured in training on Tuesday, Christopher Nkunku must give up participating in the World Cup. The RB Leipzig striker left the training session on Tuesday before its end, injured in the left knee. The radiological examinations taken in the evening unfortunately revealed that it was a sprain.

“Didier Deschamps recorded Christopher Nkunku’s package. A medical file has been sent to FIFA, a regulatory prerequisite for the replacement of an injured player in the group since the list was filed on Monday at 7 p.m.

“The name of Christopher Nkunku’s replacement will be communicated once the medical file has been validated by FIFA.

“The whole group shares Christopher’s sadness and wishes him a speedy recovery.”