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By KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER Published: 02: 45 AEST, 9 August 2025 | Updated: 03: 53 AEST, 9 August 2025 65 View comments Nicolas Jackson has been left out of the Chelsea squad for their Stamford Bridge friendly versus Bayer Leverkusen tonight with the club now helping the 24-year-old striker secure a move away. Daily Mail Sport can reveal Jackson trained solo at Cobham today while everyone else's focus was on their 7pm clash with the Bundesliga visitors. It comes with the Senegal international having officially told the club's hierarchy that he is keen to explore a transfer elsewhere this month. Chelsea are currently in talks with multiple clubs from the Premier League and in Europe and will sanction a sale if they deem it as being within the club’s best interests. If Jackson ends up remaining at Chelsea once the summer window closes, insiders insist they will happily have him within their first-team picture moving forward. They still see him as a valued member of Enzo Maresca’s squad. Newcastle United have been heavily linked with Jackson after missing out on Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig, as have AC Milan, Juventus and others. Chelsea sources have long said that they believe he is worth more than the £74. 1million spent on Sesko and also the £79m that Liverpool paid Eintracht Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike. Nicolas Jackson has been left out of Chelsea's pre-season squad to face Bayer Leverkusen Daily Mail Sport's Craig Hope reports that Jackson is among a number of options for the Toon in the wake of the failed Sesko swoop. The 24-year-old is rated among the club's hierarchy given his age and Premier League experience, although other targets may be pursued before the Senagelese. Jackson is suspended for the first game of the season after being sent off at Newcastle in May for landing his elbow in the face of Sven Botman.
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