CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU blew up a balloon to celebrate bursting Shakhtar Donetsk's bubble - in one of the strangest ever goal celebrations.<br /><br />The RB Leipzig attacker showed why Chelsea are ready to spend big on him with the opening goal in a 4-0 Champions League win on Wednesday night.<br /><br />And to add to his silky footwork he had another trick in his boots - as he pulled out a red balloon from his sock.<br /><br />He inflated it as team-mates mobbed him by the corner flag, then held it in his teeth and put his arms out wide to complete the pose.<br /><br />Fans were baffled as well as amused by Nkunku's antics.<br /><br />And surely the best explanation on social media to his behaviour was this: "He loves the movie IT and it being the first game since Halloween he decided to blow up a red balloon which is synonymous with the film."<br /><br />With Chelsea seemingly sure to sign Nkunku ahead of other admirers like Arsenal, one fan suggested: "When you've already passed your medical for your big transfer next summer."<br /><br />And how about this: "In celebration that the mighty Arsenal are top of the league?"<br /><br />One politically-minded joker posted: "In Protest against inflation." <br /><br />The truth, though, was sweeter than fiction.<br /><br />French journalist Fabrice Hawkins revealed Nkunku had promised his two-year-old son he would blow up a balloon to rejoice if he scored.<br /><br />Nkunku and Croatia Centre-back Josko Gvardiol could both be drifting to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.<br /><br />Their futures are certainly up in the air as Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly looks to continue spending big.<br /><br />But it seems a load of balloony if he thinks he can get England midfielder Jude Bellingham for the £87million the Blues are reportedly willing to pay.<br /><br />That's because Borussia Dortmund are said to want close to £130m for the 19-year-old who is also being chased by Liverpool and Real Madrid.<br />
