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

<p>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.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>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>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Jackson’s representative, Diomansy Kamara, has told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9OnGjC3h0 " target="_blank"><em>USCatanzaroCalcioNews.it</em></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.”</p>

WHAT THEY SAID

<p>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.</p>

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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