The west Londoners already boast a young, powerful and unpolished No.9 in Nicolas Jackson, with the Senegal international having to battle hard with Delap to retain his starting s

Already serving a domestic suspension from a red card at Newcastle earlier in May, Jackson found himself in fresh trouble at the Club World Cup. Just four minutes after coming off the bench against Flamengo, he was shown a straight red for a reckless challenge on Ayrton Lucas, a moment that shifted the momentum of the match.

Chelsea are reportedly open to selling Nicolas Jackson after his nightmare cameo in their Club World Cup defeat to Flamengo. Enzo Maresca brought him off the bench in the second half, replacing Liam Delap as the Blues' main striker.