Ian Wright details the one thing that must happen for £32m Chelsea ace to become prolific | OneFootball

Premier League legend Ian Wright believes Nicolas Jackson can become a prolific striker if he gets the right coaching around him.

Jackson arrived at Chelsea last summer in a deal worth £32m from Spanish side Villarreal and impressed in his debut campaign, scoring 17 goals in all competitions, with 14 of those coming in the Premier League.

The 23-year-old came under heavy criticism for the amount of chances he missed, but he also impressed with his all round play and was a handful for opposition defenders.

Wright makes Jackson prediction

A lot was made of Chelsea’s failure to sign a striker despite pursuing Victor Osimhen for the majority of the summer, but Jackson’s start to the season is showing that perhaps that wasn’t such a bad thing.

Jackson put in a man of the match performance against West Ham as he scored two well taken goals to take his tally to three goals and two assists in five Premier League games.

If the Senegal international can continue to improve his finishing he can certainly become a 20 goals a season player with the amount of chances Chelsea create.

Jackson has made an impressive start to the season. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Wright, who knows a thing a or two about goalscoring has been really impressed by Jackson and believes he has the potential to become a prolific striker.

“Good finish from him the other day,” he said on The Kelly and Wrighty Show.

I thought West Ham were very poor, by the way, but good finish from him, if he gets the right coaching around him, he could become prolific.

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“If he gets that in his game where, if I am going to, if I am here, I have got to make sure I hit it over there because the goalie is doing, he has got to get into that mindset of striking, so as then he will become so clinical, and with his pace and with his link-up plays, set up a goal for him as well.”

Considering the amount splashed out on strikers it appears in Jackson Chelsea have got themselves a bargain and they will be hoping he continues to improve over the course of the season.