Chelsea transfer news: Nicolas Jackson update provided by Xabi Alonso amid Tottenham Hotspur links

Xabi Alonso has suggested that Nicolas Jackson is simply a subordinate who helium wants successful his Chelsea squad for 2026-27.

After representing Senegal astatine the World Cup, Jackson has lone precocious linked up with the Blues squad that person been successful Australia and person since travelled to Hong Kong.

Jackson could marque an quality erstwhile Chelsea look Juventus successful a pre-season friendly connected Wednesday.

However, conflicting reports emerged connected Tuesday which suggested that Tottenham Hotspur whitethorn beryllium prepared to marque a ceremonial attack for the versatile attacker.

Chelsea owners BlueCo could realistically see a merchantability if they person a connection successful excess of £56m, the interest that was said to beryllium person been negotiated successful the indebtedness declaration with Bayern Munich past summer.

Alonso hints astatine Jackson admiration

Speaking astatine a property league connected Tuesday, Alonso was again quizzed connected whether Jackson features successful his plans.

While Alonso hinted that plans involving Jackson whitethorn change, helium hinted that helium wanted to spot however the subordinate performs implicit the coming weeks.

The Spaniard told reporters: "Nico is simply a large player. He's a menace to play against immoderate defence, truthful we privation to person players that tin compete, and Nico for definite is 1 of them.

"We request to spell time by time checking options, but we are blessed that Nico is with us."

Time ticking connected Chelsea needing to trim squad numbers

With Chelsea having added an array of players to their first-team squad this summer, they are successful expanding request to facilitate income and loans.

A woody is said to beryllium agreed for the exit of Trevoh Chalobah, but Jackson is connected a lengthy database of imaginable departures.

At this constituent successful time, it feels similar 1 of Jackson oregon Emmanuel Emegha volition beryllium kept astatine Stamford Bridge this summer.

Mykhaylo Mudryk is besides an unforeseen summation to the group, Alonso admitting connected Tuesday that the returning Ukrainian could get an accidental connected Wednesday.