Fans mock Chelsea on social media for 8-year contract deal to Villarreal’s Nicolas Jackson

Chelsea is getting trolled on social media after announcing new signing, Nicolas Jackson.

Fans mock Chelsea on social media for 8-year contract deal to Villarreal’s Nicolas Jackson

Nicolas Jackson for Chelsea (credits- Twitter)

Villarreal’s Nicolas Jackson has been officially signed by Chelsea on a long-term contract on Friday. The Senegal forward’s £30 million release clause was reportedly slightly exceeded by the Blues in order to sign their second player of the 2023 summer transfer window. Jackson commits to an extensive eight-year deal.

In 2020, the 21-year-old made his way to Villarreal. Prior to joining the first team in 2021, he played for Villarreal B. Since then, he has scored 13 goals and recorded six assists in 47 appearances. After offensive struggles the previous season, Jackson joins a Chelsea team that is in need of reinforcement.

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We are excited to welcome Nicolas to Chelsea. He is a young player with big potential, as he showcased for Villarreal last season. We believe he is ready for this next step in his career and look forward to him working with our new head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, and his Chelsea team-mates.
Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley said after the player’s signing.

It’s interesting to note that Nicolas Jackson came quite close to signing with a different Premier League team at first. The 22-year-old was on the verge of joining Bournemouth from Villarreal in January, but the move fell through due to doubts about a hamstring injury the player had sustained. Jackson’s South Coast medical was a failure.

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A look at the fans’ reactions to Chelsea’s signing of Nicolas Jackson on social media

Chelsea announced the signing of Jackson on an eight-year contract. Twitter was quick to mock Chelsea for the long-term contract. Many also are uncertain of Jackson as he is not exactly a high-profile signing. “Chelsea and 8-year contracts are a better love story than Twilight,” said one fan.

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Jackson while playing for his former club, Villarreal (credits- MARCA)

Another fan tweeted, “This club is giving contracts to players like it a sentence…. 8 years!!” Another fan joked, “With good behavior, he is out in 4 years.” And one fan even questioned the signing saying, “Who? That’s not Vlahovic or Oshimen.” Here are some of the reactions-

Chelsea begins their 2023-24 pre-season against Wrexham on July 19 before facing Fulham and BVB Dortmund on July 30 and August 2 respectively in the United States.

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