Aston Villa are trying to find an agreement with Chelsea to sign Nicolas Jackson in the final week of the transfer window.

The Blues have been wanting to sell Jackson permanently all summer but without any viable interest, so a loan move could be on the cards.

Villa, however, are currently unable to pay what Chelsea want in a loan fee, although they will continue to work to reduce the cost.

Chelsea would also push for an obligation to buy the forward next summer, although it is unclear what price they’d set for Jackson, who joined them two summers ago for around £30 million.

Unai Emery, who handed Jackson his breakthrough at Villarreal, wanted to recruit him just months after replacing Steven Gerrard as Villa boss in January 2023.

A move never materialised, so Jackson joined Ch

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