Chelsea spent like no one ever in football history in the previous two transfer windows. The Blues spent 611,000,000 euros on necessary and unnecessary reinforcements like there was no tomorrow. Still, they did not bring a classic striker, if we don’t count a talented, but way too young talent David Datra Fofana. And they paid the price for it. The majority of Chelsea’s games were hard for the stomach last season, and even when they created some good chances, there was nobody skilled enough upfront to use them and turn them into goals. Chelsea have agreed to personal terms with Villarreal forward Nicolas Jackson, per @David_Ornstein The Senegalese scored 12 La Liga goals in 26 games last season 🔵 pic.twitter.com/5pFrLPEuy2— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 16, 2023 That’s why bringing a true ‘number nine’ is a must for Chelsea in the upcoming transfer window. And as reported by the reliable Athletic, the London club has an agreement with Villarreal goal scorer Nicolas Jackson, more precisely, the Senegalese agreed with the Blues on personal terms. The only question is whether the 21-year-old, who played in the top five leagues for the first time last season and delivered 12 goals in Primera, is a guarantee of success in the Premier League as well. Romelu Lukaku also disappeared after killer seasons at Inter, just as Timo Werner, who scored 28 goals in the Bundesliga the season before arriving at Stamford Bridge, also disappeared.London giants after some major midfield investments – who will snap first?Compensation should not be a problem as the 188 cm tall Senegalese who was born in Gambia has an exit clause set at 35,000,000 euros. If Chelsea activates it, Jackson will become the ninth most expensive striker in their history. The record holder is Lukaku (113,000,000), followed by Alvaro Morata (66,000,000), Fernando Torres (58,500,000), Timo Werner (53,000,000), Andriy Shevchenko (43,880,000), Michy Batshuayi (39,000,000), Didier Drogba (38,500,000) and Diego Costa (38,000,000). When the line is drawn, the only strikers from this list who justified the invested money, are Ivory Coast legend Drogba and the Brazilian with a Spanish passport Diego Costa. Kovacic finally caught on Guardiola’s hook, Chelsea to recover their investmentJackson has been a member of Villarreal since 2019, and after breaking through the youth selection, he played in La Liga in 2021. The first season was a modest one – eight performances without scoring, but in the just finished one, he scored 12 goals in 26 games and recorded four assists. He made his only appearance in his national team career so far at the last World Cup in Qatar when he came off the bench against the Netherlands. Chelsea is also working on a deal to bring in Brighton’s midfielder Moises Caicedo, but the Seagulls already rejected Chelsea’s 70,000,000 euros opening bid and valued their star player for over 100 million.##NAJAVA_MECA_7324393##
