{"id":80253,"date":"2023-06-30T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/30\/chelsea-sign-senegal-forward-from-villarreal\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T22:53:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:53:09","slug":"chelsea-sign-senegal-forward-from-villarreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/30\/chelsea-sign-senegal-forward-from-villarreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea sign Senegal forward from Villarreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"673\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/download-16-696x673.png\"   alt=\"Nicolas Jackson\" title=\"Nicolas Jackson\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicolas Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea have signed Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year contract from Villarreal.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old scored 13 goals in 38 appearances for the La Liga side last season, including nine in the final eight league games.<\/p>\n<p>He is the Blues\u2019 second summer signing after the \u00a352m deal for France striker\u00a0Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a young player with big potential,\u201d said co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe he is ready for this next step in his career and look forward to him working with our new head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, and his Chelsea team-mates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two clubs did not disclose the fee involved but it has been widely reported that Chelsea will\u00a0pay \u00a332m for Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino is in the process of reshaping Chelsea\u2019s squad, with a number of high-profile departures having been completed over the past week \u2013 and more set to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Germany forward\u00a0Kai Havertz has joined Arsenal\u00a0in a \u00a365m deal, while Manchester City have\u00a0signed Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic\u00a0for an initial \u00a325m.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s compatriots\u00a0Edouard Mendy\u00a0and\u00a0Kalidou Koulibaly\u00a0have both joined Saudi clubs, while N\u2019Golo Kante has agreed to\u00a0sign for Saudi champions Al-Ittihad.<\/p>\n<p>Winger Hakim Ziyech has also been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League, and English midfielder\u00a0Ruben Loftus-Cheek completed a move to AC Milan\u00a0on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bBournemouth agreed a \u00a320.3m deal\u00a0for Jackson in January, at which point he had scored three goals in 24 games in all competitions, but the move fell through\u00a0after his medical.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson returned for Villarreal in March and went on to earn the La Liga player of the month award for May, helping his side finish fifth and qualify for the Europa League.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the season he went to the World Cup with Senegal, making his debut against the Netherlands in the group stage.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson added two further caps in June, claiming assists in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw against Benin and a 4-2 friendly win over Brazil in Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"U0YUSCPyFUQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boosting Teaching And Learning: Bogyawe community commences construction of six-unit classroom block\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0YUSCPyFUQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolas Jackson Chelsea have signed Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson on an eight-year contract from Villarreal. 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