Bayern Munich are back in pursuit of Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson, reports have revealed, despite the Blues pulling the plug on an initial agreement with the Bundesliga champions at the weekend.
Chelsea advised Bayern they would not be sanctioning Jackson’s move in the aftermath of Liam Delap’s injury, and have also decided to recall Marc Guiu from his loan with Sunderland as additional cover.
Delap went down early in Chelsea’s 2–0 win over Fulham at the weekend, just hours after it emerged Chelsea and Bayern had shaken hands over a loan deal for Jackson which would see the Blues pocket a record fee of €15 million (£13 million, $17.5 million).
Amid concerns over Delap’s injury, Chelsea cancelled Jackson’s proposed loan even though the 24-year-old was already in Munich and posing with fans ahead of a medical.
The decision reportedly left Jackson furious and he remained in Munich in the hope of seeing the deal reignited. While it was reported that Bayern had accepted defeat in their attempts to sign Jackson, was among those to reveal that negotiations had been restarted in secret in the hope of reaching a fresh agreement.
There were suggestions that Newcastle could pursue a move for Jackson in the aftermath of the agreement to send Alexander Isak to Liverpool for a Premier League record fee of £125 million ($168.7 million), but the Magpies have since struck a deal to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford for a fee of £55 million, leaving Bayern alone in the race for Jackson’s signature as it stands.
Amid the uncertainty over Jackson’s future, was first to report that an agreement had been struck with Sunderland to recall Guiu. The 19-year-old only sealed a loan to Sunderland in early August but, after three appearances for the club, is now heading back to Chelsea.
Guiu will offer cover for João Pedro while Delap is out on the sidelines. note there are fears inside Stamford Bridge that the Englishman could miss more than the eight weeks predicted by manager Enzo Maresca, sparking the decision to recall Guiu.
Sunderland, for their part, have reached an agreement to replace Guiu with Ajax striker Brian Brobbey on a permanent basis.
