Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has confirmed that Nicolas Jackson is available for selection but will miss the trip to West Ham on Friday.
Jackson is set to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, and has been linked with Newcastle United and Aston Villa.
The Blues are ready to offload the 24-year-old, after bringing in João Pedro from Brighton and Liam Delap from Ipswich Town for a combined total of £90 million ($121m).
Jackson is valued at around £60m and sources said Villa are at an early stage in exploring whether a deal could be possible.
When asked about whether Jackson would be available against West Ham, Maresca said on Thursday: “He is available but he is not going to be part of the squad because as we already said, we have two strikers.
“Two players in that position and also we know that something can happen before the transfer window closes.”
