Aston Villa have had a quiet summer of transfers but still can add players before the window closes. The club prioritizes signing a new forward and targets Nicolas Jackson, who is expected to leave Chelsea. Jackson remains a Premier League option with Newcastle also interested, but Aston Villa are currently favored. Jackson scored 10 Premier League goals and provided five assists last season. Chelsea have made him available as he is low in their pecking order. Unai Emery previously managed Jackson at Villarreal and a strong relationship with Emery is viewed as a key advantage in negotiations. Agreements with Chelsea remain incomplete.
Jackson has a good relationship with Aston Villa manager Emery, whom he worked under at Villarreal. And according to Pete O'Rourke (via Football Insider), the Midlands club believe that this could give them the advantage in the race to sign the 24-year-old, who registered 10 goals and five assists in the Premier League last season. There'll be a number of clubs looking at Nicolas Jackson in the last days of the transfer window.
He's out of favour at Chelsea, well down the pecking order, they have given him the green light to go, and there's obvious links between Jackson and Unai Emery. Emery gave him his La Liga debut at Villarreal, the two of them both have a good relationship, and Emery is hoping that will give his team the advantage as they follow up their interest in Jackson. It's a deal they are working on and an agreement is a high possibility.
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