CHELSEA fans have been told that striker Nicolas Jackson has the potential to become as good as Erling Haaland, who is easily rated as one of the best forwards in world football right now.
Haaland hit the ground running after being signed by Manchester City in 2022, netting 52 goals in 53 games during his first season at the Etihad Stadium and helping Pep Guardiola’s side win both the Premier League and Champions League.
There is not a Premier League team that would not be improved by the addition of Haaland, but amifd all the speculation that the club still wants to sign a new striker in January, Emmanuel Petit believes the Blues have a player who could reach his level in Nicolas Jackson.
The £32m signing has scored nine goals in 16 league games this term to suggest he can be the club’s long-term No. 9: ‘I always knew Nicolas Jackson would turn into a top player, we just had to be patient with him – which is rare with players in football,’ Petit told Gambling Zone.
‘Right now, the Premier League is full of surprises. Pep has gone seven without a win and now Chelsea are proving everyone wrong. So much has changed in the last ten months.
‘Can Jackson be as good as Haaland? Why not? He’s got such amazing players around him, I have no reason to doubt he can replicate the numbers of Haaland.
‘He has such talent around him. [Pedro] Neto, [Cole] Palmer, so many players who can give him the ball to score.
‘His movement and his understanding with his teammates are great and he’s only going to get better, too.’
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