{"id":18780,"date":"2026-07-19T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18780"},"modified":"2026-07-19T09:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T09:20:54","slug":"aston-villa-want-to-sign-40m-blues-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18780","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa want to sign \u00a340m Blues forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chelsea transfer news: Aston Villa and\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0have opened fresh lines of communication over the last 24 hours regarding a potential summer move for\u00a0Nicolas Jackson. Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano broke the news that Midlands executives put the forward\u2019s name squarely on the table during wider discussions between the two Premier League clubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chelsea transfer news: Aston Villa eye Chelsea striker as Unai Emery holds talks<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is no secret that Villa manager Unai Emery holds his former Villarreal prodigy in incredibly high esteem. They enjoyed a highly successful time together in Spain, and the Villa boss clearly feels there is unfinished business. Villa actually failed with an official approach for the frontman last summer. Now, they are back at the table. This latest development highlights a busy market as clubs look to reorganise their frontlines before pre-season tours commence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 25-year-old attacker spent the 2025\/26 campaign on loan at German heavyweights Bayern Munich. He picked up a Bundesliga winner\u2019s medal during that stint, scoring eight goals and providing one assist across 23 league appearances. Chelsea valued him at around \u00a332m previously. Current market speculation suggests any permanent deal would require a package closer to \u00a340m to tempt Stamford Bridge chiefs into a sale.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VF\u2019s take:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Chelsea manager Xavi Alonso wants to assess the forward during pre-season training before sanctioning a departure. This introduces a fascinating twist to the summer window. Villa desperately seek reliable support for Ollie Watkins ahead of another tough European campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding Jackson makes sense on paper. Emery knows how to get the best out of him. His tactical flexibility across the frontline provides elite cover. Chelsea seem torn between keeping him as a useful squad option under Alonso or cashing in to balance their books. If Villa can secure a deal around the \u00a340m mark, they should pull the trigger.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Article End --><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-author\">\n<div class=\"c-author__avatar\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aacadf3e95bfb01ce13b429dee6bd0a5e90e6507900d73b4a9224a6381a644be?s=75&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-author__thumb\" alt=\"Photo of Rohit Sarkar\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n<h3 class=\"c-author__name\">Rohit Sarkar<\/h3>\n<div class=\"c-author__bio\">\n<p>Rohit Sarkar is a passionate writer with a deep love for multiple sports, but his favourites are football and cricket. Since 2017, he has been covering football and cricket news with a keen eye for detail and compelling storytelling. He is a fan of the beautiful game and a specialist\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- \/\/c-author --><\/p>\n<p> <!-- \/\/c-share --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t    <!-- Begin Tabola Creative --><\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea transfer news: Aston Villa and\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0have opened fresh lines of communication over the last 24&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}