Nicolas Jackson is on an “eternally long” Chelsea contract until 2033, but wants anything but to wear the blue shirt. For Chelsea and player, it was never a good match, this season the Frenchman is on loan with an option to buy. On Sunday, however, it became clear that the 24-year-old will return to Stamford Bridge after the end of the season.
Jackson opened with 14 Premier League goals in his debut season 2023/24, the following season he scored 10 goals in the world’s toughest league. Still, as a first striker, expectations were higher, with Chelsea supporters and management believing they had racked up a 20-30 goals per season striker. When Chelsea brought in new strikers, Jackson was pushed to the back of the playing time queue, ending up on loan to Bayern Munich. Here, the 24-year-old has delivered 10 goals in 29 games, but not enough for the Bundesliga giant to hit the buy option button.
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On Sunday, Bayern’s sporting director, Max Eberl, announced that the club is not taking advantage of the opportunity to sign Jackson on a permanent transfer for 65 million euros.
Jackson’s agent summarizes:
-Nicolas Jackson is having an excellent season: 29 games played, 10 goals. African champion, German champion and also qualified for the cup final. Bayern Munich did not want to activate the purchase option, but Nico is still 100 percent focused on the Champions League semi-final against PSG, a very important moment for him and for the club… The future, who can predict it? Trust the process, everything is possible, writes agent Diomansy Kamara on Instagram.
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Thus, Jackson will return to Stamford Bridge this summer, but here the prospects are slim that his contract until 2033 will actually be played in a Chelsea shirt.
