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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly competing with Chelsea for Villarreal star Nicolas Jackson.
According to the Sun (h/t Fichajes), the Blues’ transfer target has a £34 million release clause in his contract at the Ceramica. He enters the summer transfer market after a stellar season with the Yellow Submarine.
In 38 games with Villarreal, the 22-year-old Senegal international scored 13 goals and provided five assists. These figures indicate two things.
Villareal’s Senegalese forward Nicolas Jackson reacts with Alberto Moreno during a game against Cadiz CF at La Ceramica. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images)
He knows where the back of the net is, and for a player who is just 22 years old, he has the mentality and physical maturity to be a regular starter for a top European team. Can Spurs use him?
His aforementioned release clause isn’t an exorbitant amount. One can imagine that he would retain that value a few years down the line even if he has an average time in N17.
It doesn’t seem like a risky investment and would be the ideal profile to bolster our frontline. Jackson could perhaps understand that he won’t be a regular starter straight away if he joins a team like Chelsea or Spurs.
But he can offer quality competition right now and be a successor to the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min in the future. The situation at Chelsea can also be appealing for him, which will work against Tottenham.
The Blues would like to find a new No. 9. The experiment with Romelu Lukaku failed, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been a colossal disappointment since joining from Barcelona.
A move to Stamford Bridge, where he may play under Mauricio Pochettino – a manager known for giving young players opportunities and developing them into world-class players – could thus be equally, if not more tempting for Jackson.