Yes, I also think that Nicholas Jackson is in a state of grace and that thanks to luck he manages to stay there and put in some good performances. In my opinion we can also consider the player as average, nothing exceptional but in any case if he was chosen by Chelsea it means that He has some good characteristics, I hope he continues to do well
I have no idea why Chelsea want to extend Jackson's contract when his performance isn't that good lol.
Chelsea will be in loss I guess, there's no team want Jackson except Chelsea release him cheaper than his market value. It's really rare to see old players in Chelsea, Jackson will turn 31 in the next 9 years, 31 years old striker in Premier League mostly can't compete with the young players anymore.
If you look at Jackson performance last season it is very natural for Chelsea to extend his current contract, Last season Jackson appeared quite impressive even though he did not play as a center striker, Jackson who actually plays as a central striker, is often deployed as a winger or behind the striker but that does not reduce his sharpness in scoring goals in last season, even this season he has managed to score two goals and one assist from the 3 matches that have been played by Chelsea in the Premier League.
But the thing that surprised me the most was the length of the contracts currently being offered by Chelsea to players, Chelsea gave on average their players offers new contract for almost 8 to 9 years, so this is indeed a crazy decision made by the Chelsea management, indeed it is not wrong to tie up many young players with long contracts but they should also realize that not all players will have the same consistency and performance every season, so when these players are in poor condition and are not interested in other teams , of course whether they like it or not they have to continue to pay their salaries according to the valid contract.