Nicolas Jackson’s agent has sent a firm response to Chelsea’s request for his or her striker to return to London and end his hopes of signing for Bayern Munich.
The Senegal international was deemed surplus to requirements earlier this summer following the arrivals of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.
Jackson was told in no uncertain terms by Enzo Maresca that he had no future at Chelsea after two red cards in what gave the impression to be his last six games for the club.
After flying to Munich on Saturday afternoon, the previous Villarreal striker had been hoping to finish a season-long loan deal.
Bayern had been willing to pay a €15million loan fee and would have retained the choice to make the deal a everlasting one for €80m next summer.
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The image modified dramatically on Saturday afternoon, nevertheless, after Delap sustained a hamstring injury in a 2-0 win over Fulham.
With Pedro left standing as Chelsea’s only recognised striker, Jackson was ordered to return immediately and abandon any idea of signing for the the German champions.
Chelsea’s request, nevertheless, appears to have fallen on deaf ears if the response of Diomansy Kamara, Jackson’s agent, is anything to go by.
The previous Fulham and West Brom striker reposted a story on Instagram about his client’s predicament and added the caption ‘Airplane doesn’t walk backward’.
Bayern will try to revive the deal and sporting director Max Erbel was asked concerning the controversial situation after Saturday’s 2-0 win against Augsburg.
He said: ‘Transfers are only finalized once the signatures are in place. He [Jackson] is there, after which we’ll see.
‘We’ll take a more in-depth take a look at it after the sport and act accordingly. It’s easy to grasp:
‘You negotiate, you reach an agreement, then comes the medical check, and extraordinary things still occur. I can’t say what’s occurring now.’
Delap, meanwhile, is taking a look at a chronic period on the sidelines after his first competitive start at Stamford Bridge ended inside quarter-hour.
‘Liam’s injury doesn’t look good,” said Maresca. ‘He was full speed, hamstring, in order that requires weeks.
‘When you’ve gotten two strikers it’s enough. When certainly one of them is injured for weeks, probably it’s not enough. Today we played greater than an hour with Tyrique (George), he did good.
‘When you’ve gotten two proper nines, it’s enough.’
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