The striker traveled to the USA with his teammates, despite suffering from an ankle injury sustained during his international duty with Senegal earlier in the summer.
However, he has been steadily recovering and appears to be nearing full fitness.
Throughout the week, reports indicated that he was training individually, while Caicedo had already joined the main group.
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Yet, a photo from an open training session the previous day, ahead of the friendly match against Man City, shows Jackson engaging in a defensive play against Wesley Fofana, suggesting that he has started participating in partial team exercises.
Although he hasn’t accumulated enough playing time to feature in tonight’s game, it is expected that he will gradually increase his involvement over the next week and secure some minutes in the final two friendlies.
There is no reason to doubt that he will be fit and ready for the season opener against Man City on the 18th.
One of the intriguing questions remaining this summer is whether another striker will join the squad to compete for a spot by then.
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