What happened. Aston Villa have put an initial proposal to Chelsea for £65m-rated striker Nicolas Jackson, who is keen to reunite with former boss Unai Emery.

Jackson spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich.
He is training separately at Chelsea and missed the opening game.
Ollie Watkins could leave for Al-Hilal.

Villa are lining up Jackson as a replacement for wantaway Ollie Watkins, who is nearing a Saudi move.

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