Chelsea is slowly preparing the departure of some players it no longer wants, or who no longer have a place. Noni Madueke is expected to head to Arsenal in the coming hours. Joao Felix is expected to leave Lisbon before quickly signing with Benfica. Others still need to find exits, like Raheem Sterling and perhaps even Christopher Nkunku, who has been blocked by new competition.
Despite their already overstaffed squad, the Blues have recruited Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, who was already decisive in the Club World Cup semi-final , Jamie Gittens and soon the young Estevao in recent days. This will complicate the task for some. We are thinking of Nicolas Jackson (24 years old), announced on his departure since the beginning of the summer and increasingly relegated in the hierarchy, like Madueke. Despite an excellent start to the season, the striker has clearly lowered his tone (37 tcc matches, 13 goals and 6 assists).
A prohibitive price
The latest red card received against Esperance Tunis hasn't helped his situation. During this Club World Cup, he started in the starting eleven before being benched. However, they still need to recruit the Senegalese player. Bought from Villarreal for €37 million just two years ago, the English club has no plans to sell him off. Quite the opposite, in fact, as the Daily Mail reports that a market test will be conducted with a price that could easily be described as prohibitive.
Chelsea are demanding no less than £100 million, or €115 million! Of course, almost no one is capable of matching such a sum, especially for someone who has become a secondary player, but it's a way of seeing where the suitors are capable of going. Recently, big Serie A clubs like Napoli and Juventus have looked into his situation. Barça is also interested, but the financial strength of these clubs is insufficient. One might wonder if the Blues really want to see Jackson leave..
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