Chelsea have reached a full agreement with Villareal to sign Nicolas Jackson, according to a new report. The 22-year-old Senegal international emerged as a shock target for the Blues last week and since then a deal to make him Mauricio Pochettino's third transfer since becoming Chelsea boss has advanced considerably.
Moves for Kendry Paez and Christopher Nkunku have already been confirmed by the club but the signing of Jackson is really the first of the Pochettino era. As per transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea will not pay €35m (£29.9m) release clause but instead have agreed to slightly higher fee which will be paid through instalments.
Jackson scored 12 goals in 26 La Liga games last season with the bulk of his strikes coming towards the latter stages of the campaign. A hip injury saw nearly two months of action in 2023, but he returned all guns blazing as he fired in nine goals from the final eight games, with two assists also coming his way in one match.
