Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca seems to have confirmed that one of their top stars is leaving the club.
Earlier this transfer window, the Blues slapped a £100m price tag on Jackson, and although it’s unlikely any club would match this valuation, it proves that whichever team he goes to will have to cough up a hefty sum.
His exact destination is unknown at the time of publication, but Aston Villa and Newcastle United are perhaps the most likely candidates - the latter in particular if they fail to land Brentford’s Yoane Wissa.
Maresca said: “He [Jackson] is available, but he’s not going to be part of the squad.
“As we already said, we have two strikers, we have two players in that position, and also we know that something can happen before the transfer window closes.
“You already know from last season that I prefer to be focused on training sessions - prepare for the game, and these kind of things.”
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