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Revealed: How Chelsea beat Serie A giants AC Milan to £32m transfer for Nicolas Jackson

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The 22-year-old Senegal international caught the eye with La Liga side Villarreal last season – registering 12 goals and five assists. That return <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/mauricio-pochettino-nicolas-jackson-prolific-chelsea-sitter-nottingham-forest/blt2c953e74b5f9c17d" target="_blank">brought him to the attention of leading sides across Europe</a> in the summer transfer window.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Serie A giants Milan thought they had won the race for Jackson’s signature, but big-spending Chelsea swooped in as part of their <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-easier-transfer-advice-1-billion-spend-gary-cahill-big-business-todd-boehly/blteefe99b3dc97f67c" target="_blank">elaborate £1 billion ($1.2bn) spending spree</a> and the highly-rated frontman was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-5-things-we-learned-newcastle-nico-jackson-christopher-nkunku/blt59110445e32d2b05" target="_blank">off to the Premier League instead</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Jackson’s representative, Diomansy Kamara, has told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9OnGjC3h0 " target="_blank">USCatanzaroCalcioNews.it</a> of how a whirlwind transfer window played out: “He did well at Villarreal and many different offers came in. We were close to signing for Milan, but then Chelsea came along and we went there instead.”

WHAT THEY SAID

Jackson has taken in six appearances for Chelsea since making his way to Stamford Bridge, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/nicolas-jackson-chelsea-35m-signing-end-goalscoring-problems/bltd5876368a8730984" target="_blank">just one goal recorded</a> as the Blues seek to find a spark as a collective following a number of untimely injuries and a return of only five points from as many Premier League games in 2023-24.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Revealed: How Chelsea beat Serie A giants AC Milan to £32m transfer for Nicolas Jackson | Goal.com US

The agent of Nicolas Jackson has revealed that his client was heading for AC Milan until “Chelsea came along” with a £32 million ($40m) offer.

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