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Aston Villa have stepped up their pursuit of Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n
Villa want to strengthen their attack this summer, a need that has been heightened by Morgan Rogers\u2019 imminent departure to Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Rogers was the Villans\u2019 second top scorer across all competitions last season, and replacing his goalscoring output has become a priority. Villa have now identified Jackson as a leading target.<\/p>\n
Naturally a striker, the Senegal international can also operate on either flank. He is likely to operate mainly in the wide areas if he joins Unai Emery\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
Jackson struggled for regular game time on loan at Bayern Munich last season, serving as Harry Kane\u2019s understudy. He started just 15 games across all competitions.<\/p>\n
He is likely to seek assurances over game time before considering a move to Villa.<\/p>\n
Emery knows Jackson well, having handed him his La Liga debut at Villarreal. That relationship could prove decisive in convincing him to join Villa.<\/p>\n
Jackson featured in 27 games across all competitions, registering three goals and three assists before Emery left Villarreal to join Villa.<\/p>\n
Chelsea are likely to demand more than the \u00a332 million they paid Villarreal to sign Jackson, given that he still has seven years remaining on his contract.<\/p>\n
The Blues are aiming to generate funds from player sales to balance their books after committing \u00a3117m to secure a deal for Rogers. <\/p>\n
They have already raised more than \u00a3120m from the sales of Marc Cucurella, Tyrique George, Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Andrey Santos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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