Overview

• Sky’s Florian Plettenberg reports Villa have added Jackson to their shortlist and held initial talks, with Bayern Munich no longer pursuing the forward.
• Plettenberg also says Villa cannot commit to a fee above €60m under spending rules, so they are tracking the situation toward Deadline Day with a loan under consideration.
• Fabrizio Romano reports Jackson is expected to leave Chelsea, with Newcastle interested but yet to bid and AC Milan unwilling to pay €80–90m.
• Reported valuations vary widely, from an initial figure near £80m to mentions around £65m or even £50m, with Chelsea open to a sale only on acceptable terms before 1 September.
• Newcastle’s alternative target Yoane Wissa is described as a complicated deal due to Brentford’s reported £60m price, affecting their striker plans.