Nicolas Jackson favours a move to Newcastle United should he leave Chelsea but faces a battle to be allowed to move on.

Jackson is aware his game-time will be reduced this season after Chelsea spent £90m to sign fellow attackers Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.

The Senegal international initially indicated he would be staying at Stamford Bridge and was intent on fighting for his place in the team.

But it was reported earlier in the weekend that Jackson had informed Chelsea of his desire to move on amid interest from several clubs, both in the Premier League and abroad.

It has been clear in pre-season that Jackson has slipped down Enzo Maresca’s pecking order and he missed the friendlies against Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan.

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