Jackson ‘unlikely’ to hit appearance milestones to trigger obligation to buy (Bild via @iMiaSanMia)
Take this for what it is worth, but Bild is reporting that milestones built into Bayern Munich’s obligation to buy clause with Chelsea for Nicolas Jackson will be very difficult for the attacker to achieve, which could prevent the full transfer from going all the way through:
It’s rather unlikely that the obligation to buy for Nicolas Jackson will come into effect, as the clause involves a ‘very, very high’ number of appearances for it to be triggered.
If true, that would ease some of the financial
worry about a player who was riding pine in London. While a nice addition to complement the starters in Bavaria this season, the rumored total fee (€65 obligation to buy + €16.5 million loan fee + five-year contract with an annual salary of €14 million) is sort of ridiculous for a guy with no defined future role and also makes you wonder why Bayern Munich did not just buck up the €65-€70 million that VfB Stuttgart originally wanted for Nick Woltemade.
If Bayern Munich ends up having to buy Jackson in full, this deal could end very worrisome.
The Bundesliga Rundown with Marcus Iredahl: Matchday 2 (Bavarian Football Works)
Matchday 2 delivered — and it almost feels cruel that we now have to wait two weeks for Bundesliga action.
In this episode of the Bundesliga Rundown, Marcus covers:
- Why Hamburger SV never matched Bayern Munich’s success
- What makes St. Pauli the most unique club in German football
- The thrilling 3-3 draw between Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen
- Why Bayer Leverkusen sacked Erik ten Hag in a historical fashion — and why Marcus thinks it might have been the right call
- …and much, much, more.
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It was a crazy final day of the transfer window for Bayern Munich and elsewhere. We are deviating from our normal format for the day to highlight some of the deadline deals that you might have missed…
Akanji to Inter (Fabrizio Romano)
🚨⚫️🔵 Manuel Akanji from Man City to Inter deal details.
◉ €2m loan fee and part of salary coverage.
◉ €15m buy option clause.
◉ Buy clause becomes mandatory if Akanji plays at least 50% of games and if Inter win the Serie A this season.
Openda to Juve (RB Leipzig)
Lois Openda moves to Italy ⚽
The Belgian has joined Italian record champions
@juventusfcen
on loan. Both clubs have agreed to include an option to buy. The 25-year-old scored 41 goals and registered 18 assists for RBL.Good luck in Serie A, Lolo!
Weigl leaves Germany (Sky Germany’s (Patrick Berger)
✍🏼 🇸🇦 Julian Weigl (29/🇩🇪) joins Al-Qadisiyah — DONE DEAL! Contract until 2027 + option for one more year. Weigl will earn a total of €21m net. BIG deal, brokered by agent Ersin Akan. Borussia Mönchengladbach will receive a transfer fee of around €7–8m.
@SkySportDE
Harder to Leipzig (Fabrizio Romano)
🚨🔴⚪️ Conrad Harder to RB Leipzig, here we go! Deal in place for €26m total package from Sporting.
Harder, already in Germany for medical tests and contract signing as he preferred Leipzig project as priority.
Zinchenko to Forest (Nottingham Forest)
Welcome to Nottingham Forest, Oleksandr Zinchenko! 🙌
Elliott to Villa (Fabrizio Romano)
🚨🟣🔵 BREAKING: Aston Villa reach verbal agreement with Liverpool to sign Harvey Elliott, here we go!
Agreement in place with Liverpool on loan with obligation to buy guaranteed for £35m package.
Medical being arranged. 🏴
Sánchez to Sevilla (Fabrizio Romano)
🚨❤️🤍 Alexis Sánchez to Sevilla, here we go! Deal in place on one year contract as Chile legend arrives today for medical.
Documents being prepared after Sevilla got green light to proceed. 🇨🇱
Röhl to Everton (Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg)
🚨💥 Merlin Röhl to Everton – DONE DEAL ✔️
Full agreement has been reached with Freiburg. It’s a loan with an obligation to buy set at €25 million.
Röhl’s medical is taking place now.
Sancho to Villa (Fabrizio Romano)
🚨🟣🔵 BREAKING: Jadon Sancho to Aston Villa, here we go! Deal in place on initial loan from Manchester United.
Green light from United and deal being sealed with formal steps to follow next.
Sancho will join #AVFC. 🏴
George to Fulham (The Athletic’s David Ornstein)
🚨 EXCL: Fulham strike agreement with Chelsea to sign Tyrique George. Deal for 19yo winger worth £22m package + sell-on clause. Personal terms in place on 5yr contract for England youth international. Permission given #CFC to do #FFC medical
@TheAthleticFC
Antony to Real Betis (The Athletic’s David Ornstein)
🚨 EXCL: Real Betis reach agreement with Man Utd to sign Antony on permanent. #RealBetis initially wanted straight loan but #DeadlineDay deal for 25yo winger €25m package + 50% sell-on clause. No termination payment to Brazil int’l by #MUFC
@TheAthleticFC
Rabiot to Milan (Fabrizio Romano)
🚨🔴⚫️ BREAKING: Adrien Rabiot to AC Milan, here we go! Deal in place for €10m package.
Four year contract for Rabiot, set for medical in Milano on Monday authorized by OM.
Back with Max Allegri. 🔙🇫🇷
Bavarian Podcast Works — Flagship Show: Season 8, Episode 8 (Bavarian Football Works)
Bayern Munich’s transfer window has been wild and the team has some, well, gaps. How can things all come together?
Let’s explore what has been happening, where things might be going, and why not everything has looked great so far on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show:
- Fans are frustrated, but it is not time to panic. There are reasons for the issues we are seeing.
- How does Bayern Munich end up in these transfer situations? Nicolas Jackson-to-Bayern Munich became a complete mess.
- Bayern tried to get Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman.
- There seems to be heat in the Bayern offices and it seems to be wearing on Max Eberl.
- Have we already seen the best of Aleksandar Pavlović?
- Erik ten Hag on the hot seat?
