Chelsea have cancelled Nicolas Jackson’s loan move to Bayern Munich following Liam Delap’s injury.
Jackson has been pushing to depart Stamford Bridge before Monday’s transfer deadline and had attracted interest from several clubs including Aston Villa, Newcastle and AC Milan.
Nonetheless, Bayern won the race to sign Jackson after agreeing a £13 million season-long loan with Chelsea.
The Bundesliga champions also had a purchase order option included within the deal that was value £56.2m.
Jackson arrived in Germany to undergo his medical on Saturday, but The Athletic report that Chelsea have cancelled the deal and have requested that the striker returns to London.
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Chelsea’s decision comes after Delap suffered a hamstring injury in the course of the 2-0 win against Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
When asked concerning the extent of Delap’s injury, Enzo Maresca said after his side’s win: ‘Liam Delap is predicted to be out for six to eight weeks due to any such injury.
‘Liam’s injury doesn’t look good, it was a full-speed hamstring, that can require weeks.
‘When it comes to one other striker, we are going to see if we take any decisions.’
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