Sorry Jackson as 75m-raated ‘Consistent Finisher’ backed for Chelsea summer move
When the transfer window opens, Chelsea has once more been urged to sign a new striker.
Jackson was CHELSEA’s major acquisition of the previous campaign since they were looking for a striker who could score goals every week, and Jackson delivered.
But the forward has not performed as well as many would have wanted, and there is a lot of conjecture that Jackson will need to be replaced by a new striker.
And despite liking Jackson – pundit Gary Neville has opened up and told the club that they need to sign a new striker in the summer window: ‘I actually like Nicolas Jackson, might be an unpopular opinion on here, but I like him,’ said Neville on Sky Sports’ The Gary Neville Podcast.
‘I think he has a lot to give, he’s a young player. I think he’s not cost stupid money but it’s his first full season in the Premier League, he’s scored quite a few goals and he keeps going. There’s a lot to be said for that.
‘He might not be striker number one but if he was your striker number two or number three in a squad of 18 to 20, you’ll say, ‘I’ll take that’. So for me, the performance Chelsea put in against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final that was a hell of a performance. Good, really good.
‘And if they had a forward who could finish more consistently than Nicolas Jackson then they would have obviously won the game, and I think that’s what Chelsea’s owners should be looking at.
‘Performance standards are not consistent, they’re awful when they’re awful, but actually their good looks quite exciting and you can see something.