Aston Villa confirm Nicolas Jackson has joined from Chelsea. £47.5m+£17.5m fee. Jackson reunites with Unai Emery, who he played until at Villarreal.🟣 https://t.co/8iVS1KExtv

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Nicolas Jackson has completed a move to Aston Villa from Chelsea. The story was first reported on 27 July and is backed by 17 reports, including 8 from tier-1 sources, led by @FabrizioRomano. A reported fee of £65m is on the table.

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Aston Villa confirm Nicolas Jackson has joined from Chelsea. £47.5m+£17.5m fee. Jackson reunites with Unai Emery, who he played until at Villarreal.🟣 https://t.co/8iVS1KExtv

🟣🔵🇸🇳 Nicolas Jackson will sign his five year deal as new Aston Villa player today, Friday morning. Club statement to follow. #AVFC https://t.co/75SEKxYx0r

🚨🩺 EXCL | Nicolas Jackson undergoes Aston Villa medical today, with Chelsea’s green light. However, it is NOT a done deal yet. Personal terms between Jackson and Aston Villa are still not 100% agreed. Talks continued until 2am this morning and are still ongoing. #AVFC Target: Jackson to be available against Arsenal. @SkySportDE 🇸🇳

🚨💣 BREAKING | Aston Villa and Chelsea have reached a full agreement over the transfer of Nicolas Jackson, worth around €75m, including add-ons. Jackson and Aston Villa will clarify final details on Thursday. The deal will be a contract until 2031. #AVFC have been the most concrete club for a long time, as revealed weeks ago. Unless there is a late hijack from Atlético or another club, the transfer is set to be totally agreed on Thursday. @SkySportDE 🇸🇳

🚨🟣🔵 Nicolas Jackson to Aston Villa deal being completed as Chelsea set to accept £65m package offered by #AVFC. Jackson said yes to Villa project, spoke to Unai Emery and deal now at very final stages. Final green light needed on details and then medical next. ⏳⌛️ https://t.co/MG8WXLdyU9

🚨 Aston Villa closing in on a £65m deal for Nicolas Jackson. Chelsea striker has already agreed terms and is sold on a move to link up again with Unai Emery. https://t.co/RqnUPN5SBv

Aston Villa are on the brink of clinching an agreement with Chelsea to sign Nicolas Jackson following more talks. Expectation is a £65m package, including add-ons - some of which will be easy to achieve and some of which will be harder. All sides confident deal will go ahead #avfc #cfc
🚨🇸🇳 Nicolas Jackson has agreed personal terms with both Aston Villa and Atlético Madrid. @RMCsport The two clubs are now negotiating with Chelsea over a deal worth around £65m including bonuses. ❗️Aston Villa are ahead in the race. Unai Emery has been in close contact with Jackson, whom he knows from their time at Villarreal, and is personally pushing hard to bring him to Birmingham.

🚨🟣🔵 Aston Villa have almost closed the agreement with Nicolas Jackson and his camp on personal terms! Unai Emery, pushing and Aston Villa now in official club to club talks with Chelsea to try get the deal done. #AVFC willing to spend package over £60m to buy Jackson. https://t.co/LA4zacQpBk

Aston Villa have indicated a willingness to offer Chelsea a £65m package - including add-ons - for Nicolas Jackson. Belief growing a deal can be done. Story with @JPercyTelegraph at @TeleFootball #avfc #cfc https://t.co/GPqZwSBzyX
Aston Villa viewed as frontrunners for Nicolas Jackson with Chelsea prioritising a sale. £65m asking price. Atletico Madrid talks centred on a loan formula with no breakthrough. Al-Hilal pursuit of Ollie Watkins ongoing. Saudi club will be back with a new bid.🟣 https://t.co/owAPKThOpt

Chelsea braced for Aston Villa approach for £65m striker Nicolas Jackson #cfc #avfc https://t.co/bUIaWMgpo1
🚨🇸🇳 Aston Villa are interested in Nicolas Jackson since May, Unai Emery knows him well. But reports about possible loan are inaccurate. A Premier League club can only have a maximum of one player on loan from the same PL club; Chelsea and Villa already completed Garnacho deal. https://t.co/oDjY0tXlf1

🚨🆕 Aston Villa are still in direct talks with both Nicolas Jackson’s camp and Chelsea to find a solution for a permanent transfer or a loan. #CFC No agreements have been reached yet. @SkySportDE 🇸🇳 https://t.co/QzpjArlrGu

Aston Villa working on a loan offer to sign Alejandro Garnacho as @mjmarr_star called. Chelsea told Roma they want a permanent exit, but club-to-club talks ongoing with a conditional obligation clause under discussion. Nicolas Jackson remains on Villa's radar as well.🟣 https://t.co/3jZQOYEAAn

Aston Villa enquired on Nicolas Jackson during talks with Chelsea for Morgan Rogers. Jackson's future is one to watch. Same for Liam Delap, who has interest from multiple Premier League clubs. Both players seeking clarification of their role under Xabi Alonso, but it is expected one of the pair departs.🔵

🚨🟣🔵 Nicolas Jackson among names discussed between Aston Villa and Chelsea during contacts over last 24h. Unai Emery loves Jackson since they used to work together at Villarreal + was also a target last summer. https://t.co/sduDxYs7sv

Aggregated from public reports by football journalists. Signal strength reflects reporting reliability — not the probability of the deal happening, and not a betting market.
Reported fee is €13M above our model value.
A model-value read for context — not a betting market and not a probability the deal happens.
Reported by 17 — 8 tier-1, 9 tier-2.
Track records come from our resolved outcomes ledger; reporters with too few resolved calls show as “building”.
Clubs chasing Jackson — leading bid pinned.


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