Nicolas Jackson

[WilliamPS]

20 minutes ago, Andy84 said:

Chelsea will set Jackson’s price based on what Isak is potentially sold for? Strangely worded tweet 

Well if Isak goes for £150m then everyone will see that money, lick their lips and hike their prices accordingly. I think that’s all he means really.

 

 

Edited August 20, 2025 by WilliamPS

[HayDen Traces]

So what if Isak doesn't get sold? Jackson has no value?

[Kimbo]

57 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Wot

A desperate attempt to hook himself into the Isak media frenzy. He has no information there.

[Gottlob]

7 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

So what if Isak doesn't get sold? Jackson has no value?

 

If we sell Isak for -30, then Chelsea will sell us Jackson for -70? Might be worth thinking about since Chelsea are probably more of a direct rival.

[Kanj]

I promise you that Chelsea's very smart and active deal makers didn't tell him any of that absolute nonsense. They know the prices of similar aged strikers who have been signed around Europe and know what their player is worth. 

[TRon]

If he's good enough for Unai Emery who knows him better than most, then he's good enough for us. Get him in. 

[Novocastrian]

I’d take Jackson at a decent price and I think Howe could really improve him. Fuck getting involved in a bidding war with ‘several’ other clubs. I’d sidestep that shit.

 

 

Edited August 20, 2025 by Novocastrian

[brummie]

3 hours ago, lovejoy said:

is there any chance you’d sell Watkins, Brummie?

 

He’d be my first choice for a centre forward but I’ve no idea if he’d be available or not?

 

Not a prayer.

 

Emery loves him, he's our only striker, and he's really only going to leave for the likes of Arsenal. There's no pressure PSR wise to sell him or that would have happened already.

 

TBH he's not far off 30 now, I wouldn't be hugely bothered if someone offered us insane money for him at this point, but there are certain players Emery is never going to sell unless it's last option.

 

Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Pau Torres, for example.

[KaKa]

7 minutes ago, brummie said:

 

Not a prayer.

 

Emery loves him, he's our only striker, and he's really only going to leave for the likes of Arsenal. There's no pressure PSR wise to sell him or that would have happened already.

 

TBH he's not far off 30 now, I wouldn't be hugely bothered if someone offered us insane money for him at this point, but there are certain players Emery is never going to sell unless it's last option.

 

Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Pau Torres, for example.

 

What was the whole thing with Watkins being dropped for Rashford at times last season in some pretty key games?

 

Seen some reports that it was because they had clashed. I presume that was not valid then?

[brummie]

Just now, KaKa said:

 

What was the whole thing with Watkins being dropped for Rashford at times last season in some pretty key games?

 

Seen some reports that it was because they had clashed. I presume that was not valid then?

 

Nah, he just can't play every game, not at the intensity he applies, and we played so many games last season.

[lovejoy]

20 minutes ago, brummie said:

 

Not a prayer.

 

Emery loves him, he's our only striker, and he's really only going to leave for the likes of Arsenal. There's no pressure PSR wise to sell him or that would have happened already.

 

TBH he's not far off 30 now, I wouldn't be hugely bothered if someone offered us insane money for him at this point, but there are certain players Emery is never going to sell unless it's last option.

 

Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Pau Torres, for example.

Ah ok, I thought there was an issue there with him and Emery. Clearly not. 

[Deuce]

8 hours ago, Mike said:

I'm in. Get him signed.

[Mike]

3 hours ago, Deuce said:

 

Eddie will sort it. He presses and can run for more than an hour? Bring him hyem.

[Geordie_once_removed]

I'm really not convinced both in terms of what he'll do on a football pitch and how any deal would likely financially strengthen a direct rival.  But someone who doesn't look like he's doing the last 5 miles of the Long March after 55 minutes every game would make a pleasant change from Isak.

[TRon]

8 hours ago, brummie said:

 

Not a prayer.

 

Emery loves him, he's our only striker, and he's really only going to leave for the likes of Arsenal. There's no pressure PSR wise to sell him or that would have happened already.

 

TBH he's not far off 30 now, I wouldn't be hugely bothered if someone offered us insane money for him at this point, but there are certain players Emery is never going to sell unless it's last option.

 

Watkins, Morgan Rogers, Pau Torres, for example.

 

 

Thanks. Please feel free to keep him at Villa for at least another year. 

[relámpago blanco]

Might as well drop 60M on this cunt instead of Larsen.

[oldtype]

Looking like more and more of an attractive option every day  

 

It seems that our desperation to sign a striker and Chelsea’s desperation to sell this guy would converge on a reasonable price at some point before the window closes.

 

 

Edited August 21, 2025 by oldtype

[TRon]

Pace and power has it's attractions even if the end result is sometimes wayward. 

[John P]

I never understood why he was seen as a bad option tbh. People were twerking over Ekitike and Sesko, but I bet if Jackson signed for us he'd score more than both of them this season. There's a reason several clubs are supposedly interested - he's a good young player with a lot of good attributes. He's not as good as Isak but we aren't realistically able to sign anyone who is

[toontownman]

Best of a bad bunch lol. 

 

He has the highest cieling of those linked, for sure. I think if we were really keen on him we would have already gone all in. 

[McCormick]

2 minutes ago, oldtype said:

Looking like more and more of an attractive option every day  

 

It seems that our desperation to sign a striker and Chelsea’s desperation to sell this guy would converge on a reasonable price at some point before the window closes.

 

 

 

Issue is he’s got other suitors and our desperation for a striker exceeds their desperation to sell.

[TRon]

Just now, John P said:

I never understood why he was seen as a bad option tbh. People were twerking over Ekitike and Sesko, but I bet if Jackson signed for us he'd score more than both of them this season. There's a reason several clubs are supposedly interested - he's a good young player with a lot of good attributes. He's not as good as Isak but we aren't realistically able to sign anyone who is

 

 

The biggest indicator for me is that Emery wants him at Villa. He had him as a player at Villareal and he must know something we haven't seen yet. 

[toontownman]

4 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

 

The biggest indicator for me is that Emery wants him at Villa. He had him as a player at Villareal and he must know something we haven't seen yet. 

Villa is where he will end up imo.

[TRon]

1 minute ago, toontownman said:

Villa is where he will end up imo.

 

 

They can only afford a loan, we should be able to trump that if we are actually in for him. 

[Mole]

5 minutes ago, John P said:

I never understood why he was seen as a bad option tbh. People were twerking over Ekitike and Sesko, but I bet if Jackson signed for us he'd score more than both of them this season. There's a reason several clubs are supposedly interested - he's a good young player with a lot of good attributes. He's not as good as Isak but we aren't realistically able to sign anyone who is

Based on what I've read people are intent on only looking at the ability to finish which is an area Jackson has lacked in apparently.

 

That's probably where the disconnect lies, unfortunately strikers job goes way beyond sticking the ball in the net.

 

Because well the ball doesn't just magically end up there, I feel like if he has enough raw attributes then backing the staff to develop the end product is a decent bet to make.

 

From what I can tell the club is basically forced to make these educated guesses on players rn as I doubt certainties exist with 10 days left.