The start of the end for Jackson was a red card in Newcastle who almost cost his team a place among the first five in the Premier League and in the Champions League.
His elbow on the face of defender Magpies Sven Botman was reckless and poorly disciplined.
But another red card followed a high foot against Flamengo at the Club World Cup, which meant that it was prohibited from two competitions simultaneously.
Multiple sources knowing the Chelsea Squad reveal how Enzo Maresca began to treat Jackson differently and started to lose confidence with the attacker – a view shared by some in the hierarchy.
It is despite that Maresca said in April that Jackson was his “perfect number new” and that he wanted “a copy of Nico”.
Many inside the club and near the player believe that the Blues striker’s move was a success.
They underline the fact that Chelsea paid only 32 million pounds sterling to sign him from Villarreal and how much he played six years ago that he played on sandy locations in Africa without elite European coaching at his disposal.
However, such a rapid increase meant that it was often harshly perceived as the weak link of fans and experts.
The pressure seemed to return it after the criticism of the former midfielder John Obi Mikel, with whom he argued on social networks.
But Jackson also outlined the legend of Chelsea Didier Drogba in his first season – scoring 14 goals for the 10 Ivorians. He then scored 21 goals in his first 50 games to match one of the great African attackers at Stamford Bridge.
In truth, Jackson was a better global footballer than the finisher in front of the goal. Its importance was often linked to the lack of alternative options from Chelsea during his two -year fate at the club.
His loan costs during membership in Bayern are among the largest of all time, ranking behind the costs of Giovani Lo Celso when he joined Betis in Tottenham and two different movements of Alvaro Morata.
This shows how Jackson polished his skills at Chelsea – with the blues delighted to potentially double their money from their initial expenses.
