Cole Palmer of Chelsea celebrates scoring his crew’s third aim with Nicolas Jackson of Chelsea through the Premier League match towards West Ham United. (Photograph by Justin Setterfield/Getty Photos)
Chelsea could be rueing their resolution to permit Joao Felix to depart for AC Milan within the January window after it was confirmed that Nico Jackson can be out of motion by way of damage till April.
The Blues are apparently planning a summer season switch swoop for an attacker, nevertheless, the information – by way of The Telegraph (subscription required) – will nearly definitely have seen Enzo Maresca and others want they’d plundered the January window for a striker.
Nico Jackson dominated out for Chelsea till April
Jackson, who has scored 9 and assisted for 4 extra this season per transfermarkt, received’t be again till the match towards Tottenham on April 2 on the very earliest.
Marc Guiu can be injured and with Joao Felix having departed on mortgage, the West Londoners are actually within the embarrassing place of getting no recognised strikers for the subsequent few weeks.
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Enzo Maresca spoke out after Chelsea’s current FA Cup flop, nevertheless, the tide is more likely to flip towards him now.
Supporters will certainly wish to perceive why the Italian thought it was a good suggestion for Felix to depart in any occasion, however for there to be no obvious pressing want for an additional entrance man to be introduced in.
How badly will Nico Jackson’s absence have an effect on Chelsea?
At the moment in fourth place within the Premier League desk, the Blues are in with an opportunity of qualifying for subsequent season’s Champions League, nevertheless, their Convention League commitments this season may effectively derail their league kind.
Provided that Man Metropolis, Newcastle and Bournemouth are all inside touching distance, and Aston Villa and Fulham aren’t too far behind, Chelsea can have an actual struggle on their arms within the ultimate 14 video games to make sure that the established order stays.
