Overview
- The two clubs reached a club-level agreement on Wednesday for a package worth up to £65 million, structured as about £47.5m upfront with roughly £17.5m in add-ons.
- Unai Emery has driven the pursuit to reunite with Jackson, who he coached at Villarreal, and Villa view him as the tactical replacement for Ollie Watkins.
- The transfer remains conditional on Jackson agreeing personal terms and completing a medical before the summer window closes.
- Ollie Watkins is closing in on a move to Al‑Hilal for a fee reported at about £50m, a sale that has increased Villa’s urgency to secure a striker.
- The deal is the latest high-value transaction in a busy run of business between Villa and Chelsea this summer and follows Jackson’s 2025–26 loan at Bayern Munich where a purchase obligation was not triggered because appearance criteria were not met.