Bayern Munich ended the summer transfer window on a high as they signed Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson on a bumper loan deal with an obligation to buy clause.
The Bavarians desperately needed attacking reinforcements after selling Kingsley Coman to Al Nassr and after a lot of deadline day drama, the eventually managed to land the Senegalese forward.
According to the Telegraph’s Matt Law, Bayern are paying a €16.5m loan fee to the Blues whereas the obligation to buy clause is worth €65m ($75.8m).
The deal happened with a lot of drama as Chelsea called him back from Munich after Liam Delap got injured in their 2-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League.
The English striker is expected to stay out for almost two months and considering the lack of depth in the striker position, Chelsea blocked Jackson’s loan move to Bayern Munich.
However, later, they recalled Marc Guiu from Sunderland and allowed the Senegalese to complete his Bundesliga switch temporarily.
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Jackson and his agents Ali Barat and Diomansy Kamara were extremely determined to find a solution even when Chelsea called them back to London and eventually all the parties agreed to a solution.
What did Bayern Munich bosses say about Jackson joining the club?
The 24-year-old is a unique profile, who predominantly plays as a striker but can also feature in behind a primary striker and also play on the left due to his pace, athleticism and dribbling abilities.
Jackson could be the perfect Harry Kane backup whilst also featuring along with him in a 4-4-2 system, handing Vincent Kompany an additional option on the bench.
However, Bayern Munich director of sport, Maximilian Eberl highlighted that it was a very tough negotiation with Chelsea, he said, “The negotiations with Chelsea were very very tough, we have to say that. But we achieved a very good result and found the kind of player we were looking for.”
“Even during the difficult situation [yesterday], Nicolas has never worried or had any doubts. He simply said I want to be here and want to play for FC Bayern. That was impressive. We tried everything in the background to make it happen.”
Christoph Freund also shared his views on the Senegalese striker, he said, “Nicolas will add another dimension to our attacking play. He covers a wide range of areas. He brings a lot of speed, is dangerous in front of goal and looks for ways to get in behind the defence for the good of the team. He is also an open, positive guy and will have no trouble settling into our team.”
“He’s a striker who likes to play as a 9, but also gets in behind as a number 10, he’s a central player. But he also played on the wings because he has a lot of pace,” Freund equipped on Jackson’s position.
Overall, it is one of the most expensive loan deals in football and it remains to be seen if Jackson manages to replicate that price tag on the field.
Bayern Munich fans and everyone associated with the club will hope for that the Senegalese finds his feet in Bavaria, especially after whatever they went through on deadline day to bring him on loan.
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