Nicolas Jackson tells Chelsea he wants to leave as Newcastle circle

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Nicolas Jackson has told Chelsea that he wants to leave amid interest from Newcastle, with the Senegal forward having missed the friendly with Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night. Jackson has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge after the arrivals of Liam Delap and João Pedro, with Eddie Howe’s side believed to be frontrunners to sign the 24-year-old. He is understood to have trained alone on Friday after informing Chelsea that he would like a move away from west London, with Milan having also been linked with the 24-year-old.

Chelsea had valued him at £80m but are likely to accept a reduced fee of around £65m as they attempt to reshape their attacking options by signing Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig and Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho.