Aston Villa have agreed a deal worth a total package of £65million to sign Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea, of which £47.5m will be paid upfront and player terms in the process of being finalised. Villa’s move for the 25-year-old, who has been a long-standing target for the club and a favourite of Unai Emery, would be the third time the clubs have done business this summer with Morgan Rogers heading to Stamford Bridge in a club-record £117m transfer, while Alejandro Garnacho later joining Villa on a season-long loan, with a conditional obligation to buy. Jackson previously worked under Emery at Villarreal, where the striker scored 13 goals before joining Chelsea in the summer of 2023.   submitted by   /u/TheAthletic [link]   [comments]