Romano’s latest report suggests Chelsea could trade unwanted attacker for winger

With so much of their incoming business done, there’s a big focus on sales at Chelsea. One player who was considered untouchable not long ago but now is potentially leaving is Nicolas Jackson.

The striker has plunged from first choice forward, after two years leading the line, to what appears to be third choice behind Liam Delap and Joao Pedro now after the two new additions impressed at the Club World Cup.

Romano on Man U interest in Chelsea regular

Nicolas Jackson celebrates scoring against Liverpool. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

So far Manchester United have shown the most interest, and Fabrizio Romano has been on top of this story all the way along, and followed up with more information today on his Youtube channel:

“For sure a striker remains a priority for Manchester United,” the transfer insiders explained.

“I told you earlier in the week that Nicolas Jackson is an option. They are aware about his situation. At the moment I’m not aware of any talks going on with Chelsea. But from what I’m told, Man U are informed about Jackson. They know the player is not untouchable at Chelsea and so they are aware of the eventual conditions for his exit this summer. While at Chelsea there’s still an appreciation of Alejandro Garnacho for example, so maybe that could be a scenario. But at the moment it’s not a negotiation, there’s no club to club talks.”

You can see Romano speaking in the clip embedded here:

Man U striker panic playing into Chelsea’s hands

Manchester United’s push for a striker could really play into Chelsea’s hands here. Liverpool have just snapped up Hugo Ekitike and Arsenal appear to be close to signing Viktor Gyokeres.

That could leave United empty handed, without a number 9 they can rely on, and Jackson might become their best option.

The swap deal for Garnacho doesn’t sound too tempting to us, but that’s because we don’t really want the winger. We can definitely see Chelsea’s sporting directors considering him a market opportunity.