"If Jackson Fulfills His Potential, He Will Be A £150 Million-Rated Player"

Written By Albert Echatah

Nicolas Jackson has the potential to become a £150 million-rated player for Chelsea, according to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

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The 23-year-old, who left Villarreal for Chelsea in a £32 million deal last year, has made 50 appearances and scored 21 goals since coming to England.

With four goals in his first five Premier League games of the new season, Jackson has had an outstanding start. And if Jackson gets “top-level experience” by competing in the Champions League, Hasselbaink thinks he can develop into one of the greatest attackers in the world at Chelsea.

‘I like Nicolas Jackson a lot,’ Hasselbaink told Genting Casino.

‘Not just because he’s playing at Chelsea, but because he causes defenders so much trouble. He scored fourteen goals in the Premier League last season. That’s not a bad return in your first season in the Premier League.

‘A lot of the goals he scored were in 3-0, 4-0 games, so the challenge to him is to score goals when your team really needs you – be the difference-maker – and that is what he is starting to do this season. That is when a striker really earns his money, the games where the pressure is on your shoulders to win your team the game.

‘I want to see if he can handle that pressure every week. He’s progressing really well. I think he’s coming along nicely in his development as a top, top striker.

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‘Nicolas Jackson and Erling Haaland are similar ages. The major difference is, Haaland has a lot more top-level experience in terms of Champions League football. He’s been playing at that level since he burst onto the scene playing for Salzburg and has stayed there. Jackson hasn’t done that.

‘That is what Jackson needs to do to be considered one of the best strikers in the world. He needs to be decisive on the pitch and he needs to score goals regularly at the highest level in the game. It’s a big challenge for him, but he has the potential to get there.

‘Sometimes the best way to get in behind is a simple one-two, a give and go. That was the type of goal he scored first against West Ham; take the ball, play it back to the midfielder and go into the space. When the midfielder can find him, he’s in one-against-one with the goalkeeper. Jackson has the potential to become one of the best strikers in the world.’

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