Paul Merson hits out at Chelsea for allowing Nicolas Jackson to leave – and names the Premier League club who SHOULD have signed him

Paul Merson has criticised Chelsea’s resolution to let Nicolas Jackson depart and singled out one Premier League membership who he believes ought to have signed the ahead.

The Senegal worldwide sealed his transfer to Bayern Munich on Deadline Day following a switch saga fraught with twists and turns.

After the Blues added to their squad with Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, Jackson accepted he could discover minutes onerous to come back by at Stamford Bridge, leaving him open to a transfer away from the membership.

He agreed a deal to signal for the Bundesliga champions on mortgage however on the final minute, with Jackson already in Bavaria, Chelsea thought-about pulling the plug as Delap picked up a hamstring harm.

Following additional negotiations, a deal sealing the 24-year-old’s exit was ultimately agreed, with Bayern forking out round £14million to carry him to the Allianz Area for the season.

However Merson, a Chelsea fan, believes Enzo Maresca ought to have saved Jackson in west London.

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Paul Merson nevertheless believes Chelsea ought to have saved the Senegalese ahead at Stamford Bridge

‘The Nicolas Jackson scenario at Chelsea was very attention-grabbing,’ the previous Arsenal midfielder advised Sportskeeda.

‘He was on his approach to Bayern Munich and swiftly, Liam Delap will get injured. They initially wished to cancel Jackson’s mortgage however later determined to let him be part of Bayern, probably with one eye on balancing the books as effectively.

‘If I had been Chelsea, I’d have saved him. I don’t assume he’s a nasty participant. I’m shocked Newcastle did not signal Jackson although.

‘He matches the invoice greater than Nick Woltemade within the sense that he may be direct and make good runs like Alexander Isak.’

Certainly, as Jackson left the Premier League for the Bundesliga, Woltemade went the opposite means as he accomplished a transfer to Newcastle United from Stuttgart.

The Magpies had been linked with a transfer for Jackson after lacking out on Benjamin Sesko however in the end determined to focus on the younger German.

He strikes to Tyneside having scored 12 objectives for Stuttgart within the German top-flight final season and will make his debut as Eddie Howe’s aspect host Wolves on Saturday.

In the meantime, in fact with out Jackson, Chelsea journey to Brentford to face Keith Andrews’ aspect in a west London derby.

‘He isn’t a nasty participant,’ Merson mentioned of the 24-year-old striker

The pundit pinpointed Newcastle as a aspect who ought to have checked out Jackson. Eddie Howe nevertheless opted for a transfer for Nick Woltemade

Enzo Maresca’s aspect are again in motion on Saturday with a brief journey throughout west London to face Brentford

Maresca’s staff head into the sport on the again of two victories in opposition to Fulham and West Ham United, however Merson believes they could battle to maintain up their good kind on Saturday evening.

He mentioned: ‘Chelsea weren’t nice in opposition to Fulham, however they nonetheless gained so it’s nonetheless a constructive end result.

‘They must be affected person away from residence in opposition to Brentford this weekend. However the longer this recreation goes on with no purpose, I’d be apprehensive.

‘Brentford will sit again and I don’t assume Chelsea will have the ability to create lots of possibilities right here.

‘Brentford away is rarely a straightforward place to go to and I count on Chelsea to be up in opposition to it. I nonetheless assume they will maintain on to a nervy 1-0 lead although.’

Chelsea sit second within the Premier League desk after their opening three video games, behind solely Arne Slot’s Liverpool.