Nicolas Jackson looks set to be joining Bayern Munich after all — and “after all” is doing quite a bit of work here — with the Bavarian giants and Chelsea re-agreeing a loan deal, this time with an obligatory purchase clause rather than just an option.
Despite all the drama, the loan fee involved has remained the same, €15m actually gone up (!), to €16.5m There’s no word on what the obligation might be, but the previous agreement carried with it an €80m option. Presumably the obligation will be something
significantly less, barring any more Houdini moves from the sporting directors.
Jackson was already in Munich having arrived at the start of the weekend to complete the previously agree loan. Chelsea pulled the plug on that in our blind panic following Liam Delap’s injury, but after successfully recalling Marc Guiu from his Sunderland loan just a few weeks after sending him there, and after Jackson refused to return to London, we appear to have salvaged the operation.
Of course, there are still three and a half hours to go in the window, so there’s time for more drama yet! (Please no.)
