{"id":657070,"date":"2025-07-18T13:41:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=657070"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T17:45:23","slug":"man-united-target-nicolas-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/18\/man-united-target-nicolas-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United Eye \u00a3120k-a-Week Attacker After ‘Flashes of Brilliance’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United have endured a severe downward spiral in recent years, plagued by poor player recruitment and ownership issues. They finished a dismal 15th in the league, collecting just 42 points, a return that has left the Old Trafford faithful furious and demanding change. New manager <\/span>Ruben Amorim<\/span><\/a> appears determined to strengthen the squad this transfer window, and according to <\/span>Florian Plettenberg<\/span><\/a>, Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is among the forwards on Man United’s shortlist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Man United Monitoring Nicolas Jackson as Potential Recruit<\/h3>\n

Jackson, reported to be on \u00a3120,000 per week<\/a>, has endured a mixed time at Stamford Bridge, where he has shown ‘<\/span>flashes of brilliance<\/span><\/a>,’ but has also frustrated Chelsea fans, with crucial missed chances and disciplinary issues. Since moving to Stamford Bridge, the Senegalese forward has scored 30 goals in 81 appearances, providing 12 assists for teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The update from Plettenberg reveals Jackson is on the shortlist for Manchester United. Despite nothing being advanced as of yet, United are closely monitoring Jackson\u2019s situation. The 24-year-old could depart Chelsea if a suitable offer is made.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jackson Offers More Than Just Goals<\/h3>\n

Jackson has chipped in with a respectable number of goals across both seasons at Chelsea, but it often feels like he could have scored more. Despite that, he brings more to the table than just goals. He’s adept at dropping deep, linking up play, and relieving pressure by retaining the ball when dribbling.<\/p>\n

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He also works hard off the ball, regularly making runs in behind or peeling out wide. His movement is intelligent on the whole, and he consistently gets into goal-scoring positions. If he can improve his finishing, he could be a major asset, whether that’s for Chelsea or Manchester United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manchester United have endured a severe downward spiral in recent years, plagued by poor player recruitment and ownership issues. They finished a dismal 15th in the league, collecting just 42 points, a return that has left the Old Trafford faithful furious and demanding change. New manager Ruben Amorim appears determined to strengthen the squad this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":648941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,18,7188],"tags":[7380,32478],"class_list":["post-657070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-manchester-united","category-rumours","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-nicholas-jackson"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657070"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657076,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657070\/revisions\/657076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}