"Personal terms agreed, fee agreed, medicals completed." Chelsea set to announce second signing of the summer.

 Chelsea are set to announce their first signing of the season under Mauricio Pochettino. 

Per reliable Journo, Nicolas Jackson to Chelsea is a DONE DEAL:

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Exclusive: Chelsea have reached full agreement to sign Nicolas Jackson from Villarreal, here we go! ✨🇸🇳

◉ Villarreal sources confirm they have accepted Chelsea to pay just bit more than €35m release clause.

◉ Chelsea will pay bit more but will have better payment terms by using installments instead than release clause payment in one solution.

◉ Medical tests being scheduled as Nico Jackson will sign very long contract — personal terms are agreed.

◉ Three more clubs wanted to trigger the release clause but for Nico Jackson was clear: only Chelsea.

Reports from Fabrizio Romano claims Nico Jackson is still undergoing medicals but new reports from Optus Sports suggest  that Nicolas Jackson has completed his medicals, with Club announcement imminent:

Nicolas Jackson completes his medical before a proposed move from Villarreal to Chelsea 🟡🔵

The Blues have agreed a €35M ($57M AUD) deal, according to The Athletic.

Twelve goals and four assists in 26 #LaLiga matches last season.

He's set to become Mauricio Pochettino's first signing.

#OptusSport

Nicolas Jackson will assume the striker role at the club following the exit of Kai Havertz and potential exit of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. 

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NICOLAS JACKSON:

Well, here's all you need to know about incoming Blues star, Nicolas Jackson:

Born in The Gambia, Jackson has just turned 22 and represents Senegal at international level, earning full international honours for the first time in 2022.

He plied his trade at Senegalese outfit Casa Sports in his youth, before heading to Villarreal’s academy in September 2019. It’s taken him a bit of time to get to grips with European football in the time since, spending the last of his teenage years in Villarreal’s Juvenil A setup, before being sent out on loan to Segunda Division side CD Mirandes after about a year in Spain.

But the early signs wre promising. Jackson racked up seven assists during his first year in Spain before COVID hit, eventually winning the youth championship and setting himself up nicely for a loan spell in a bid to get some senior football under his belt. That loan to Mirandes didn’t quite go to plan, with injuries limiting to just seven starts during his time at the club. He left at the end of a difficult season with one goal and one assist to his name, with the stats not telling the full story.

Jackson was clearly very talented and had earned the trust of his head coach, but was rough around the edges and pegged back by injuries.

That talented showed upon returning to Villarreal. Thrown into their B-team for the 2021-22 season, Jackson stole the show with his silky dribbling and clinical edge, firing seven goals as the B-team won promotion back to Spain’s second tier.

Since then, it’s been mostly nothing but positives for the Senegal international. Jackson forced his way into the first-team and weighed in with 18 La Liga goal contributions in 2022-23. In fact, his early season form was so good that he was on the cusp of a £22.5m move to Bournemouth in January, only for a hamstring issue to rear its head in the medical and result in the deal collapsing.

Nicolas Jackson’s style of play:

When he first burst onto the scene, Jackson was compared to Brazilian icon Neymar for his mazy dribbling skills and the way he carried the ball in attacking areas.

Until his first-team break through this season, the 22-year-old cut a versatile profile. Jackson would regularly occupy a position on either flank, and in his teen years, operate behind the striker.

What is mightily impressive, though, is how Jackson remains so agile and technically proficient despite standing at around 6’2. He takes up tight positions and can flick the ball around markers in nauseatingly quick fashion, like something you’d see an annoyingly nimble midfield maestro do, who stands at no taller than 5’8.

This season has seen Jackson occupy a more traditional number nine role for the most part, staying between the goalposts but still making the most of key attributes such as his agility, flair and burst of pace. When watching his highlights, it becomes rather mesmerising seeing how the ball seems to cling to his feet like a t-shirt on a hot day.

We wish Nicolas Jackson nothing but the best as he seals his move to Chelsea. 

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