Chelsea 0-1 Juventus: Nicolas Jackson substituted early...but report suggests it is not what it seems

Chelsea guardant Nicolas Jackson reportedly made a noteworthy motion during Wednesday's affable against Juventus.

The Blues recorded a 1-0 decision to the Serie A giants arsenic Xabi Alonso suffered a 2nd setback successful succession.

Mykhaylo Mudryk's instrumentality aft a 616-day lack was 1 of the large talking points, with Alonso admitting that the acquisition had been "emotional for everyone".

Jackson was the subordinate who was withdrawn for the Ukrainian star, contempt lone being introduced astatine fractional time.

However, arsenic per The Athletic, the improvement should not beryllium viewed successful a antagonistic light.

Jackson makes Mudryk motion connected return

The study says that Jackson had already agreed with Alonso that helium would beryllium the subordinate withdrawn erstwhile Mudryk was introduced into the enactment successful the 82nd minute.

Amid ongoing speculation regarding his future, determination could person been a cognition that Alonso had not been satisfied with the Senegal international's contribution, oregon helium wanted to spot different players.

Instead, determination was nary contention implicit the 25-year-old lasting little than a fractional of football.

Jackson had antecedently looked lively - albeit inconsistent - against Juventus, creating 1 accidental for Marco Palestra that was squandered and failing to marque the astir of different attack.

What adjacent for Chelsea?

Chelsea are present halfway done their pre-season schedule, winning their archetypal crippled against Western Sydney Wanderers by a 6-4 scoreline earlier losing to Spurs and Juventus.

Next up is simply a gathering with AC Milan connected Saturday, with Jackson and Mudryk some hoping for much crippled time.