Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku has insisted he has no regrets over his Chelsea transfer and is confident the Blues can bounce back from our terrible 2022-23 season.

Nkunku joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig for £52 million ($67m) earlier this summer after scoring 16 goals in 25 games for the Bundesliga side last season. 

He told The Times: “The season of Chelsea last year wasn’t good, everybody knows this. This year is a new project, new year, new season. I am the new project and I am happy to be here.

“Even if Chelsea was 15th or 16th place, it doesn’t matter for me because I knew that the new season would not be the same as last season. The club is not in the European competition but I want to have a main role in the team. Chelsea proposed this project to me and I am happy with it.”

Nkunku also spoke about the winning mentality he developed after joining Paris Saint-Germain’s academy at the age of eight. “In every category you need to win and be first in the table. This is what we learnt at PSG — how to win. It was the same in the first-team, too. We tried to win every game. Even drawing is like a loss. We want three points every time. That is the attitude we have,” he added.

“For me, it was natural. I don’t like to lose. I get angry and upset. I don’t like to lose in any game. Even if we are playing cards I want to win. If there is a competition I want to win. After a while players learn this [attitude].”