Manchester United would like to add a center-forward to their new front line, which will contain Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, and have considered a movement for Nicolas Jackson
Manchester United has reportedly held conversations with Nicolas Jackson's agent to investigate the possibility of a transfer for the Chelsea striker. United tries to revise their team in the summer transfer window and wants to sign a striker for Ruben Amorim.
United has already signed Matheus Cunha for £ 62.5 million from Wolves and are close to the announcement of the £ 70 million conquest of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford. Mbeumo underwent its medical on Sunday and should be signed on time to become a member of United during their pre-season tour through the United States but the club is not yet ready in the transfer star.
They tried to hijack the move from Viktor Gyokor from Sporting Lisbon to Arsenal with a last bid. United has submitted an offer worth € 70-80 million (£ 60-69 million), according to reports in Portugal.
Amorim wants a center-forward to offer competition to Rasmus Hojlund, who last season only managed 10 goals in 52 games in all competitions. And United is looking for the market for opportunities, where BBC Sport reports that a meeting has taken place with Jackson's agent Ali Barat.
Jackson is suddenly in a difficult position at Chelsea, who signed Liam Delap and Joao Pedro this summer. Both made positive impressions during the successful Club World Cup campaign of the Blues and Jackson is considering his options.
Recent reports have suggested that Chelsea is not very happy to sell the Senegal International. They made a price tag of £ 100 million on the 24-year-old, who was the primary center-forward of Enzo Maresca when they finished fourth and won the Conference League in 2024/25.
On the real Chelsea fashion, Jackson is under contract until June 2033, after he had signed £ 32 million from Villarreal in 2023. He has 30 goals and 12 assists in 81 games for the club, but is often considered inconsistent for the goal, despite a good relationship with Playmaker Colmer.
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AC Milan and Aston Villa have also been associated with Jackson and Football London reports that he would be sold if the correct offer were to be made. This is partly because they have spent a total of £ 85 million on Delap and Pedro and partly because of their impact in the US. There is also the problem of Jackson's recent disciplinary record: he was sent twice in his last five games.
The interest of United in Jackson is interesting because Chelsea is linked this summer to a move for Alejandro Garnacho. Garnacho is part of the so -called 'Bomb Squad' in United, including Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia.
Amorim has isolated the five players while they are looking for movements elsewhere and Garnacho is the most valuable in the group. While Rashford is leaving for Barcelona and Sancho is on his way to Juventus, rumors around Garnacho have stopped.
The wing player of Argentina was originally connected to Napoli, but they were deterred by the asking price of £ 70 million from United. However, Chelsea has just sold Noni Madueke for £ 52 million to Arsenal and his looking for a winger, after he has chosen not to sign Sancho after his loan saying.