Chelsea star Nicolas Jackson has revealed he turned down a European giant to join the Blues last season, going against the advice of his national teammates.

Jackson had a solid debut season at Stamford Bridge despite faced with criticism from the English press while he has scored 14 goals in 35 Premier League appearances.

The 23-year-old led the line for Mauricio Pochettino. Chelsea a fairly uneven season for his team, which finished sixth in the championship.

Just six months earlier, Jackson was due to join Bournemouth, but a medical setback saw him return to Villarreal before signing for Chelsea in the summer window.

However, the Senegal international has since revealed Chelsea were not the only big team fighting for his signature and named the team he rejected to join the Blues.

Talk to Greatest Sport YouTube ChannelJackson opened up about life at Stamford Bridge and revealed that his national teammates warned him not to join Chelsea and instead choose a European club, which he rejected.

“When I came to Chelsea it was a different club with different pressure and everything,” he began. Now I feel better and gain more experience. Some of my friends told me not to go to Chelsea, some of the national team told me there was too much pressure. I said bro, we are different, don’t talk to me, I don’t want to listen to you. I just got here.”

Jackson explained how he told his agent he wanted to switch off and enjoy his holiday before Chelsea came calling, but the Blues weren’t the only club that appealed to him.

He said: “I played and scored 12 goals for Villarreal. I was on vacation, I told my agent I just wanted to have fun. I was supposed to go to another team… Milan Maybe. I got a call and he said, ‘Forget it, we’re going to Chelsea.’

Jackson continued to reveal that his agent gave him the choice to join Chelsea after being warned by some of his Senegalese teammates, but he refused to let the pressure get to him.

He said: “I said I’d go, he said ‘Too much pressure?’, I said don’t worry. If I wasn’t ready I’d tell you. I know I I’m ready, that’s why I came to Chelsea. I know what I did before. I was ready to play here, I knew the pressure and I heard the attackers who came here. I was ready to face it.

Chelsea fans will be grateful that Jackson has rejected advice from some of his closest national team teammates, with the striker showing he is one of the best in the Premier League.

Jackson has already scored eight goals in 14 league appearances this season and has shown improvements on his form last season as Chelsea sit second in the table with the Senegalese star leading the way.