Last summer, Chelsea once again invested heavily in the transfer center with the goal of comprehensively upgrading the squad, obviously including the central striker position. After an impressive season under Villarreal, Nicolas Jackson was brought to Stamford Bridge through a deal worth more than 30 million pounds, in an effort to replace Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz to become the “leader” of the line. The Blues’ attack.
To be fair, Jackson ‘s first season at Chelsea was quite successful. In the Premier League alone, the 23-year-old striker started in 31 matches, bringing the Blues 14 goals and 5 assists. However, the Stamford Bridge team still wants to continue upgrading their front line with another high-class central striker this summer, and it could even be an upgrade from Jackson.
According to a report from the Daily Mail, Chelsea are currently eager to have Alexander Isak’s signature. A discussion has taken place between Newcastle United and The Blues, but the information that the Stamford Bridge team received from their partners is not very good. Specifically, the fee that Chelsea needs to pay for Isak will exceed the deal for Moises Caicedo, the club’s record contract.
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That means Chelsea may have to spend more than 115 million pounds to own Isak, a figure that is too expensive and will certainly make Todd Boehly think twice. However, Newcastle obviously also has grounds to demand an “unrealistic” fee for Isak, because the Swedish striker’s contract is still valid until 2028, and more importantly, he has played completely. Absolutely excellent since arriving in the Premier League in 2022.
In the 2023/24 season, Isak bagged 21 goals in 30 Premier League appearances, a significant improvement over the previous season (10 goals in 22 matches). At 24 years old, Isak will of course develop and explode even more in the future, so it is understandable why Newcastle asked for a huge fee for this striker. It is worth mentioning that, compared to Jackson, Isak also shows that he is a comprehensive upgrade in every aspect.
According to FBRef, on average per 90 minutes in the Premier League last season, Isak had 0.84 goals, 0.81 expected goals (xG), 2.87 shots and 2.71 carry situations, while Jackson’s four figures were 0.45, 0.6, 2.57 and 2.25 respectively. It can be seen that Isak is a clearly better striker, and similar to Jackson, he is also capable of operating widely in attack and making moves behind the opponent’s defense.
Overall, according to GIVEMESPORT’s assessment, with Isak, Chelsea will have a player similar to Jackson but at a completely different level. However, the fee that Newcastle requires is certainly a big obstacle.
