Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson ‘eyed for Atletico Madrid transfer’ after being axed from Xabi Alonso’s final friendly

CHELSEA striker Nicolas Jackson is on Atletico Madrid’s radar according to reports around Europe. The La Liga giants are open to adding as many as two new strikers to their squad before the September 1 deadline. Nicolas Jackson has appeared for Chelsea in pre-season but is now being excluded Credit: PA He had a successful season with Bayern Munich, but played second fiddle to Harry Kane Credit: Getty The club are looking for a striker to partner Julian Alvarez – who is subject of interest from Barcelona and Arsenal – and they are now considering signing cover for Alexander Sorloth following his recent muscle injury. Jackson is out in the cold at Stamford Bridge. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! The 25-year-old was left out of the squad for their final pre-season friendly last Saturday, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad. He was loaned out to Bayern Munich last season, but the deal was never likely to become a permanent one as he had to start 40 matches to trigger it. With Harry Kane scoring 61 goals, that was never going to happen. Chelsea would like to avoid loaning Jackson out again and actually cash in on the Senegalese striker, but no one has come to the table with a sizeable offer as of yet. The Blues are also open to letting Liam Delap leave this summer after he struggled to hit the expected heights in his debut season last term. After making a £30m move from Ipswich, Delap managed just two goals and the club is now hoping to recoup £50m for him. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Joao Pedro is undoubtedly the club’s primary striker and he scored another brace in the friendly against Sociedad. Danny Welbeck has also arrived at Stamford Bridge this summer as an experienced head and target man Emmanuel Emegha has also joined the fray as alternative options. Jackson has a respectable 30 goals in 81 games for Chelsea. Comment now