Up with roosters and nicknamed Neymar - Jackson's rise

Image caption, Born in The Gambia to a Gambian father and Senegalese mother, Nicolas Jackson has risen from humble beginnings to become Chelsea's main strikerNicolas Jackson's return from injury has been well timed for Chelsea, as the Blues look to land the Europa Conference League trophy and book a return to the Champions League for the first time since 2022-23.

The Senegalese has bagged nine goals in 25 games this season, turning himself into Enzo Maresca's first-choice striker following an up and down beginning to his Stamford Bridge career.

Not that early starts have always been a problem.

"Sometimes we trained very early in the morning, especially when the sun was very hot," Pere Badara…