Manchester United are reportedly monitoring Nicolas Jackson and his situation at Chelsea.
The Senegal international is facing uncertainty at the Blues amid the recent arrivals of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro.
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Jackson completed a £32million move to Chelsea from Villarreal in 2023 and has hit 30 goals and 12 assists in 81 appearances ever since.
However, there is a belief that the 24-year-old doesn’t offer enough firepower, having scored just ten Premier League goals last season.
Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth says United are among the clubs who are keeping tabs on the striker and his future at Chelsea.
However, sales are said to be their current focus alongside a deal for Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo amid their opening £55m offer.
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Jackson also has a long-term admirer in Aston Villa boss Unai Emery.
The pair worked together at Villarreal, with the forward featuring 27 times under the Spaniard across two seasons.
Jackson enjoyed a strong start to his second season at Chelsea with nine goals and three assists in the league before the festive period.
He then missed their final two games of the campaign having been shown a straight red card in their 2-0 defeat at Newcastle.
But Jackson bounced back in their 4-1 Conference League final win over Real Betis by netting their second goal of the night.
Another red card soon followed though, this time against Flamengo at the Club World Cup just four minutes after being brought on.
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Chelsea won the tournament by beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 on Sunday night at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Jackson did not feature in the final, during which his new striker rival Pedro scored their third from Cole Palmer’s assist.
Delap was also involved as one of their four substitutes, whilst Marc Guiu remained on the bench.
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly spoke exclusively to talkSPORT and praised everyone’s efforts for their Club World Cup win.
“Well, we couldn’t have wished for a better outcome for our boys, who have done such good work and trained so hard, really came together in America under Enzo’s leadership and his direction,” Boehly said.
“No one gave us a chance to beat PSG, and the boys really thrived and grew on that. Watching them come together over the last couple of weeks in America has been very special.
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“I think the form that you’ve seen is everything we hoped when we were putting this together with [co-sporting directors] Laurence [Stewart] and Paul [Winstanley].
“Behdad [Eghbali, co-owner] and I couldn’t be more grateful for the success that they’ve had, and for all Chelsea fans everywhere.
“We’re just so thrilled, and thank you for sticking with us. We’re really excited about what the future holds.”
