Chelsea is preparing a £60 million January transfer bid. Nicolas Jackson substitute
Football, particularly at the Premier League level, is a brutal industry. The adjective most commonly used to characterize the contradictory sentiments that owners, managers, players, and spectators frequently have for the beautiful game is fickle.
You could be flying high one minute and forgotten the next. When an opportunity presents itself, you must seize it. And that is exactly what Nicolas Jackson isn’t doing at Chelsea right now.
Chelsea is preparing a £60 million January transfer bid. Nicolas Jackson substitute
Stamford Bridge erupted last Saturday when the £32 million player spooned a glorious chance to equalize against Nottingham Forest over the bar from six yards out. He only needed to score.
It would be ridiculous to dismiss any player, let alone a 22-year-old, after only five games, but Mauricio Pochettino needs someone to perform the job right now. If things do not go their way, the rope around a manager’s neck tightens far faster than it does around a player’s.
To be fair, Jackson was pushed into the deep end sooner than he probably intended. Christopher Nkunku was chosen as Chelsea’s summer signing and was expected to lead the attack this season.
Jackson, who has garnered comparisons to Blues icon Didier Drogba, has been burdened by a knee problem. The Senegalese international can take solace in the fact that Drogba, who similarly had a slow start in West London, only scored once in his first six Premier League outings.
However, according to rumours in Spain, Pochettino is already considering his Jackson replacement. Chelsea supporters will recognize Jonathan David’s name because he has previously been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
The Canadian has matured into one of Europe’s best talents as an out-and-out, pacy No.9 with a vicious bent in front of goal. David, who is only 23, has already scored 61 goals for Lille and 25 times for his country.
According to Fichajes, Chelsea are willing to pay £60 million to sign the striker, who scored 26 goals last season, in January. This would add potency to a Blues assault that has been goal-shy since Thomas Tuchel’s departure a year ago.
It’s anyone’s guess what this means for Jackson. While a major burden will be lifted from his shoulders, attackers are designed to thrive under pressure, and Nkunku’s return would limit his opportunities.
Stamford Bridge has become a graveyard for top-level strikers in recent years – with David likely well aware of that fact. Jackson, with time on his side, is by no means having his eulogy read out, but few could argue against a move for David this winter given Chelsea’s troubles in front of goal.
