Both Guardiola and Klopp didn't have Haaland and Núñez last season, and they looked excellent without a classical striker, as did Ajax with Tadić under ten Hag in that role Erisken was playing yesterday. Nkunku could do the same.
For sure, I won't rule out his ability to play as a false 9. However, he hasn't played that role much in Leipzig, and he's often at his best when working off of a proper striker, similar to Sancho, Werner, Olmo, etc. It'd also help if we have a midfielder who can score goals regularly as well as defend and keep the ball reliably enough, which we basically don't have (Bruno might work but at a stretch).
Anyways, I don't want to go too far off track in this thread, so feel free to tag me in a more relevant thread to continue this discussion.