Nicolas Jackson’s proposed loan move to Bayern Munich is now reportedly off following Liam Delap’s recent injury.
Delap picked up a hamstring injury in Saturday’s win over Fulham, with boss Enzo Maresca confirming afterwards that the striker is likely to be out of action for around eight weeks.
The Blues had agreed a loan deal with Bayern potentially worth up to £69.2million (€80m) for Jackson, who was given given permission to fly to Bavaria to complete his transfer.
As well as the initial £13m loan fee, Chelsea were set to get a further £56.2m if Bayern decided to exercise their option to make the move permanent next summer. The west London club would have also retained a sell-on fee for the player.
However, with Delap set to be sidelined for up to two months, Chelsea have decided to keep hold of Jackson, according to The Athletic.
‘When you have two strikers it is enough, when one of them is injured for weeks it is not enough,’ Enzo Maresca said at full time on Saturday.
Nicolas Jackson’s loan move to Bayern Munich is now reportedly off after a dramatic U-turn
Chelsea want to keep attacking depth following Liam Delap’s hamstring injury on Saturday
‘Today we played for more than one hour with Tyrique and he did brilliant.
‘The last time he played as a No 9 was against Manchester United last year. We tried to use different solutions.
‘If you remember there were some games where we used Pedro (Neto) as a No 9. But for sure when you have two proper No 9’s it is enough.’
Jackson previously told Chelsea that he wanted to explore his options, as revealed by Daily Mail Sport.
That saw him left out of their pre-season friendlies and also their opening fixtures in the Premier League.
But now, the Blues will likely turn to the Senegal international as they hope to continue their solid start to the season after the international break.
