Rivals give up to Aston Villa in transfer chase – Emery key in player favouring Villans

Aston Villa have an easy route to sign Chelsea‘s Nicolas Jackson, after Atlético Madrid dropped out of the race. 

The striker has no future at Chelsea, and the La Liga side and Aston Villa want to sign him.

On Friday, we relayed news of Aston Villa’s negotiations when Atlético sporting director Mateu Alemany made a trip to London to hold talks with Chelsea.

Later that day, Sport Witness covered claims from Spain that Atlético want a loan while Chelsea are seeking a sale. This favours the Villans and allows Unai Emery to fulfil his long held dream of signing Jackson.

Aston Villa pose threat 

Mundo Deportivo picks up on this and covers the latest about the Madrid club and Aston Villa.

Los Rojiblancos want to improve their attack and have identified the Chelsea player as a target. They are encountering two ‘huge obstacles’ in the form of the Blues and the Europa League winners.

Their plan is to sign him on loan, but Chelsea want a sale. The London club invested €37m and their plan is to make a profit from his sale.

This is the first obstacle, and the second one is from the Villans as their interest is Nicolas Jackson is the ‘major obstacle’ for Atlético Madrid.

Aston Villa have upper hand 

The Senegal international had a spell at Villarreal before moving to Chelsea in 2023. His wish has been to return to La Liga and join Diego Simeone’s side.

Mundo reports the player would also welcome a move to Villa Park, mainly because of Unai Emery. The confidence the Villans manager could give him attracts him towards the Birmingham club. In short, he has changed his stance.

Emery handed the 25-year-old his first team debut at Villarreal in 2021. He played 27 matches under his orders, managing three goals and three assists.

Faced with these major obstacles, Los Rojiblancos have decided to rule out signing him.

Atlético Madrid giving up means the Premier League side now have an easy route to sign Jackson, as long as they meet Chelsea’s demand.