Chelsea Agree Bayern Deal For Jackson

Chelsea have agreed to an improved package for striker Nicolas Jackson to join Bayern Munich.

After an on-off transfer saga, the 24-year-old is set to complete an initial loan move for £14.3m (16.5m euros), which crucially includes a mandatory obligation to buy for £56.2m (65m euros) through a minimum number of appearances.

Personal terms are already in place for a future five-year permanent contract for Jackson, whose deal with Bayern was in doubt after Chelsea instructed him to return when Liam Delap was injured in Saturday’s Premier League win over Fulham.

The Senegal forward joined Chelsea with £32m from Villarreal in 2023 and scored 30 goals in 81 matches.

In order to boost their own attacking options, Chelsea have signed 20-year-old Argentine Facundo Buonanotte on a season-long loan deal from Brighton for a £2m fee.

Jackson had been an automatic starter until his red card at St James’s Park in April – his second dismissal of the season – which left the club without a striker as they were competing for a place in the Champions League.

Jackson was then sent off within four minutes of coming on as a second-half substitute in the 3-1 group-stage defeat by Flamengo at the Club World Cup, FIFA’s expanded competition which Chelsea ultimately won.

Strikers Liam Delap and Joao Pedro arrived to replace him during the tournament.