Ben Chilwell has likened Chelsea summertime signing Nicolas Jackson to his former Leicester teammate Jamie Vardy.
Jackson set pen to paper on an 8-yr offer at the Blues after an fantastic finish to final period with Villarreal.
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It hasn’t taken prolonged for him to impress Chelsea lovers obtaining scored two ambitions and assisted a different three all through pre-time.
They will be hoping the 22-year-previous can be the following prolific striker to enjoy for the club due to the fact Diego Costa, who left in 2017.
Jackson possesses incredible tempo that permits him to breach the strains of the opposition defence and Chilwell is hoping his new teammate can use such velocity to his benefit, related to how Vardy did in the course of his time at Leicester.
Talking exclusively to talkSPORT about Jackson, he stated: “Personally it can be a extremely diverse variety of centre-ahead to a ton of centre-forwards you see nowadays, in a beneficial way.
“It’s a nice shock in a way to see a no.9 that loves working in at the rear of, it type of usually takes me again to when I was at Leicester with Vards [Vardy].
“It’s definitely a sturdy attribute to have when you can do that and do that in a incredibly threatening way.
“So, with any luck , we can all give him the service that he requires and the company that I am confident he will get when he’s got rate like that and needs to get in powering defences.”
These a comparison could certainly be a superior omen for Jackson many thanks to Vardy’s attempts at Leicester.
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In the 2015/16 time, he set a Premier League report for scoring in 11 consecutive game titles as the Foxes exceptionally went on to get the title.
He has netted 136 periods in 307 aggressive appearances in the prime flight, placing him in the illustrious Leading League 100 Club.
Jackson netted his very first Blues purpose in their 4-3 friendly earn more than Brighton in advance of scoring the opener in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
With Christopher Nkunku established for a prolonged spell on the sidelines owing to a knee damage, Jackson is most likely to be a regular function up entrance.
The Senegal worldwide could get his 1st style of Premier League action on Sunday when Chelsea host Liverpool.
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