Chelsea was told by Nicolas Jackson that he wants to leave the club and the blues have emphasized their original appreciation of the Senegal striker, connected to Newcastle
Chelsea is ready to accept about £ 50 million after Nicolas Jackson told the club that he wanted to leave Stamford Bridge after two seasons at the blues.
Jackson led the border for the club and was their first choice no. 9 since he came to Villarreal, but saw two new strikers coming this summer. Enzo Maresca now has Liam Delap and Joao Pedro to choose from the duo that is just shy of £ 100 million.
Both played their role when Chelsea claimed the club World Cup and it became clear throughout the summer that Jackson fell out of favor. He was omitted on Friday from Chelsea's pre-season friendly to Bayer Leverkusen after it was agreed that he could search for new meadows.
It was understood that the West Londers wanted about £ 80 million before they let their striker leave, but that attitude has cooled since then. The Times Now reports that they want a similar figure as the one they receive for Noni Madueke – that was £ 52 million.
It is a remarkable drop on their original price tag with people like Newcastle and Manchester United both circling for the Senegal International. He scored 30 times during his two seasons with Chelsea.
But the frontman managed only one goal in the last 15 Premier League matches that he played last season. Although Jackson received a contract extension last September with Chelsea that runs until 2033. He was sent away in Chelsea's Club World Cup Group stage match against Flamengo and has not been played for the club since.
Maresca was without obligation when he only questioned the future of Jackson this week, which continued the suggestions that he was no longer a key figure among Italian.
He said: “When the transfer window is open, unfortunately or happy, everything can happen. This is also about the situation of Nico. At the moment we have also arrived two strikers, Joao [Pedro] and Liam [Delap]. So we will see what happens. “
Chelsea is currently looking for Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig and Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United – it is still to be seen whether they will eventually land. The future of Jackson can finance those movements, but it can also depend on the next step of Newcastle. They want a new striker and seem to have missed Benjamin Sesko and now weigh their options.