Unai Emery eyes Nicolas Jackson reunion at Aston Villa, but only a permanent transfer is possible for Chelsea forward

Unai Emery eyes Nicolas Jackson reunion at Aston Villa, but only a permanent transfer is possible for Chelsea forwardAston Villa remain interested in signing Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea, but a loan deal for the forward is not an option.

>Unai Emery is open to a reunion with Jackson having worked with the Senegalese striker at former club Villarreal.

>Any move for Jackson would need to be a permanent transfer, however, following Aston Villa's signing of Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea earlier this month.

>Premier League rules dictate that clubs can only have a maximum of one player on loan from the same Premier League club, with Garnacho fulfilling that quota from Chelsea.

>Jackson spent the 2025/26 season on loan at Bayern Munich and scored 11 goals in 34 games as the German side won a domestic double.

>However, the Bundesliga champions opted against the opportunity to buy him permanently for £56.2m, after Jackson failed to make the required appearances to make the transfer mandatory.

>Chelsea's asking price for Jackson this summer is unclear, though the forward is contracted at Stamford Bridge until 2033.Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Aston Villa are open to a deal, with The Villans set to reinvest their £117m windfall from selling Morgan Rogers to Chelsea.

>Jackson is one of several strikers facing an uncertain future at Chelsea. Liam Delap, Marc Guiu and Emmanuel Emegha could all leave on loan or in permanenttransfers this summer.

>Chelsea arepursuing a deal to sign Danny Welbeck from Brighton, with the veteran sought to provide experienced cover for Joao Pedro.