LONDON :Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson will sit out Friday's Premier League trip to West Ham United despite being available pending a possible transfer, head coach Enzo Maresca said on Thursday.

The 24-year-old Senegal international has been linked with Aston Villa, a move that would reunite the player with Unai Emery, his former manager at Spanish side Villarreal.

"He is available, but he's not going to be part of the squad," Maresca told reporters.

"We have two strikers, we have two players in that position and also we know that something can happen before the transfer window closes."

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