'Back On': Chelsea £70m sale to 'big club' gets fresh Fabrizio Romano update

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson had been on the verge of a loan-to-buy switch to German giants Bayern Munich this weekend but that deal stuttered over the weekend.

Enzo Maresca has made it clear that he wants two fit strikers at his disposal this season. With Joao Pedro and Liam Delap available, that box had been ticked ahead of the weekend, but an injury to the latter in the 2-0 win over Fulham had posed problems.

Delap, who arrived from Ipswich Town for £30 million, picked up a hamstring injury and is expected to miss six to eight weeks of action. That news had cast doubts over Jackson’s move to Bayern Munich, despite the talisman being frozen out by Maresca.

Liam Delap injury casts doubt over Nicolas Jackson exit

However, since then, the Blues have agreed a deal to bring Marc Guiu back from his loan spell at Sunderland to provide more options up top. That agreement means that Jackson’s exit is back on track.

Taking to social media platform X on Deadline Day, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano wrote: “Nicolas Jackson deal was never off or collapsed, even after formal Bayern letter to return to London.

“Chelsea have depth now with Marc Guiu back to the club and can re-negotiate terms with Bayern, open to solutions. Jackson and Bayern, it’s NOT over.”

Chelsea agreement with Bayern Munich ‘back on’

Romano had reported on a €15 million loan fee to be paid by the Bundesliga side with an €80 million - around £70 million - option to buy come the end of the 2025/26 campaign. That is not an obligatory buy clause.

Sky Sports also confirmed that the deal was ‘back on’ in their Deadline Day coverage. Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood was on hand to provide his verdict on the latest Jackson transfer twist.

He said: “The manager has made his mind up that he’s not going to be for him, rather than dwell on it and keep a player you’re not going to use, it’s a lot of money Bayern Munich are talking about.

“I think he’s a hit and miss striker. On his day, even one moment to the next... he’s got a lot of attributes. It’s a huge club he’s joining there in Bayern Munich. He would not have been able to catch his breath when he heard the news that Delap had been injured and they were calling him back. If I was him I’d have strapped myself to the Allianz and said that I’m not leaving.”

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