Jackson arrives at Villa Park as a alternative for Ollie Watkins, whose transfer to Saudi Arabian facet Al Hilal is being finalised.
Printed On 29 Aug 2026
Aston Villa have signed Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea in a deal price a reported club-record 65 million kilos ($88m).
Jackson agreed a five-year take care of the Europa League holders on Friday and is reunited with Villa supervisor Unai Emery after the pair labored collectively at Villarreal.
Emery had revealed the 25-year-old was set to signal when he spoke to the media in a information convention on Friday to preview Monday’s recreation in opposition to Arsenal.
Jackson, who spent final season on mortgage at Bayern Munich, arrives at Villa Park as a alternative for Ollie Watkins, whose 50-million-pound ($68m) transfer to Saudi Arabian facet Al Hilal is being finalised.
Jackson had been coaching individually from Chelsea’s squad, having been informed he was not within the plans of Blues boss Xabi Alonso.
He leaves Chelsea having scored 30 objectives in 81 appearances in all competitions since transferring to Stamford Bridge in 2023, serving to the membership win the UEFA Convention League and Membership World Cup.
Jackson was first frozen out by former Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca final season.
Whereas on mortgage at Bayern Munich final season, he scored 11 objectives and gained the Bundesliga and German Cup. He has additionally performed 37 instances for Senegal and was half of their squads for the 2022 and 2026 World Cups.
Watkins’ impending departure, which was additionally confirmed by Emery, means he’ll comply with Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne out of Villa Park.
The 30-year-old, who’s the membership’s prime Premier League goalscorer, reportedly refused to play in final weekend’s 4-0 defeat at Brighton earlier than his transfer to Saudi Arabia.
