Chelsea have been given a lift forward of their journey to Bournemouth with striker Nicolas Jackson signing a brand new contract.
The Blues confirmed on Friday that the Senegal worldwide had signed an extension that can run till 2033.
Jackson’s unique deal had been set to run out in the summertime of 2031, however he has put pen-to-paper on a two-year extension.
The 23-year-old joined the Blues from Spanish facet Villarreal final summer season having scored 9 objectives in his final eight La Liga video games of the 2022/23 marketing campaign.
He endured a blended debut season in London, however completed the marketing campaign with a good whole of 17 objectives in 44 video games throughout all competitions, in addition to six assists.
Arguably his most interesting second final season got here at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, when the striker netted a hat-trick to assist Chelsea to a 4-1 win over their fierce rivals.
The Senegalese ahead has additionally began the brand new marketing campaign in superb type, netting in every of the Blues’ final two Premier League video games.
Regardless of Chelsea’s large spending over the summer season, the West London outfit didn’t signal a brand new striker and Jackson now seems to be set to be Enzo Maresca’s first alternative quantity 9 for the rest of the marketing campaign.
Jackson is in line to make his forty ninth look for Chelsea once they face Bournemouth on Saturday, exceeding the 48 appearances he made for former facet Villarreal.
