Nicolas Jackson has revealed he is a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, and that is the reason he does the football legend’s famous ‘siuuu’ celebration.

The 22-year-old has gradually found his feet at Stamford Bridge after joining Chelsea from Villarreal for a fee around £32m in the summer transfer window.

With four goals from his last two outings for Chelsea, and seven in 14 games across all competitions, the Senegal international is a lot more confident than when the season started, and could turn out to be a great buy for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Jackson netted his first career hat-trick as Chelsea beat Tottenham 4-1 earlier this month. The forward hit the famous ‘siuuu’ celebration after his third went in, which raised some eyebrows, seeing as it’s something that many identify with Ronaldo.

He was asked about the celebration in a recent interview with The Telegraph, and he admitted to being a fan of the former Manchester United forward, and added that he doesn’t plan to stop using it any time soon.

“When I was growing up, I loved Cristiano Ronaldo. I had his name on a shirt that I always wore,” he said.

“Not an actual shirt because they are expensive, so you don’t buy them. But I had a shirt that I put 7, Ronaldo on with a pen. I did it myself when I was a kid.

“Of course, I would pretend to be him, but it was difficult to watch his games because you needed to pay. We would go to my friend’s house, everybody.

“We would watch in a large group, never just with one person in the house. All my friends, we’d all go to one house to watch Real Madrid.

“I always did his celebration, even when I was at Villarreal and I scored two goals. So when I got a hat-trick, I had to do it. Now I’ll only do it for hat-tricks, not every goal.

“It was my first career hat-trick. It was very special. The ball is in my lounge so everyone can see it. I hope there will be many more, but the first one is always very important and I will try to keep it very safe.”