Done deal · 2026

Nicolas Jackson completes €56m move to Aston Villa

Chelsea → Aston Villa · €56m · Value €56m · Confirmed

Confirmed 27 Aug 2026

Nicolas Jackson, a forward, has completed a move from Chelsea to Aston Villa for €56m, confirmed 27 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Fabrizio Romano, 18 Jul 2026, 39 days before completion.

How the deal happened

• Interest · 18 Jul 2026 · Fabrizio Romano, Nizaar Kinsella, Ben Jacobs, Alfredo Pedulla, Matt Law
• Talks · 24 Jul 2026 · Graeme Bailey, Fabrizio Romano, John Percy, Fabrice Hawkins, Matt Law, Ben Jacobs, Alfredo Pedulla, Nizaar Kinsella, Florian Plettenberg, Guardian Sport
• Agreed · 26 Aug 2026 · Santi Aouna, Fabrizio Romano, David Ornstein, Nizaar Kinsella, Graeme Bailey, Florian Plettenberg
• Here we go · 26 Aug 2026 · Fabrice Hawkins
• Signed · 27 Aug 2026 · Graeme Bailey, Matt Law, Fabrizio Romano, Florian Plettenberg, Ben Jacobs

More business at Aston Villa and Chelsea

• Leon Bailey: Aston Villa → Olympiacos · €5m · 2 Sept 2026
• Landon Emenalo: Chelsea → Celtic · Loan · 2 Sept 2026
• Shumaira Mheuka: Chelsea → Celtic · Loan · 2 Sept 2026
• Ibrahim Mbaye: Paris Saint Germain → Aston Villa · €55m · 1 Sept 2026
• Taylor Harwood-Bellis: Southampton → Aston Villa · €29m · 1 Sept 2026
• Triston Rowe: Aston Villa → Sporting Charleroi · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Dário Essugo: Chelsea → Strasbourg · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Dujuan Richards: Chelsea → AFC Wimbledon · Loan · 1 Sept 2026

• Nicolas Jackson profile, value & stats
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