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[WATCH] Wacko Jacko: New Blues striker Jackson wants to be bigger legend than Stamford Bridge yster Didier Drogba

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Ambitious: Nicolas Jackson

New Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is looking to stiek uit wild at Stamford Bridge this season and wants to be even bigger than club legend Didier Drogba.

The 22-year-old Senegal ace joined from Villarreal for £30m last month after scoring 12 La Liga goals last term.

Playing as a target man for new coach Mauricio Pochettino’s revamped side, he set up two goals in his unofficial debut against Wrexham last week, and bagged his first goal last Saturday’s opening 4-3 Premier League Summer Series win over Brighton in the US.

Heading into Thursday’s 2.15am Premier League Summer Series clash against Newcastle in Atlanta, Jackson is shooting for legendary status at Chelsea by emulating Ivorian icon Drogba.

With Drogba boasting 164 goals in 381 games and 12 major titles in his Blues career, Jackson still has a long way to go.

But he says: “If I can be as successful as the likes of Drogba, Demba Ba and [Eden] Hazard, then I will be happy.

“They are Chelsea legends. If I want to be considered a legend, I have to be even better than them.”

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Meanwhile, new Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes is ready to take flight in Eddie Howe’s Magpies span.

After joining from Leicester in a £38m deal on Sunday, he says: “I think it’s an attacker’s dream to come into a team like this.

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“It’s high-paced, it’s physically demanding, but you can see the rewards of that with the chances and the goals scored, so I think I’ll certainly suit the style.”

In other Summer Series fixtures, Brentford face Brighton and 11.30pm on Wednesday and Fulham are up against Aston Villa at 1am.

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