{"id":319055,"date":"2026-04-15T15:26:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=319055"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:56:48","slug":"john-obi-mikel-questions-chelsea-transfer-decision-and-60m-signing-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/john-obi-mikel-questions-chelsea-transfer-decision-and-60m-signing-football\/","title":{"rendered":"John Obi Mikel questions Chelsea transfer decision and \u00a360m signing | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John Obi Mikel has questioned Chelsea\u2019s decision to sell Nicolas Jackson, insisting the Blues are \u2018missing\u2019 the striker this season.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson enjoyed a promising first season at Stamford Bridge following his \u00a332m move from Villarreal in 2023, scoring 17 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Senegal international quickly formed a productive partnership with Cole Palmer and helped the England star win the Premier League Young Player of the Season award following his move from Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson was less influential in his second season at Chelsea, nonetheless, and attracted criticism from a variety of pundits for his inconsistent ending.<\/p>\n<p>It quickly became apparent that Chelsea intended to exchange Jackson last summer and the Blues welcomed Joao Pedro and Liam Delap to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson was subsequently sent on loan to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, leaving Pedro and Delap as Chelsea\u2019s two most important striker options this season.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro has largely impressed following his \u00a360m move from Brighton, scoring 19 goals in all competitions, but ex-Ipswich Town forward Delap has netted just twice since his \u00a330m transfer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2260906422.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26946040\" alt=\"FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen Training Session\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Nicolas Jackson joined Bayern Munich last summer (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obi Mikel has questioned each Pedro and Delap, nonetheless, claiming neither have provided Chelsea with what Jackson did during his time at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We&#8217;re missing Nicolas Jackson,\u2019 the Chelsea hero said on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ObiOnePodcast\">YouTube channel<\/a>. \u2018What he gave us, no striker has given us. So yes, we&#8217;re missing Jackson.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich paid an eye-watering \u00a314.3m simply to sign Jackson on loan for the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2263202990.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27424583\" alt=\"Chelsea v Burnley - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Chelsea summer signing Joao Pedro (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The German giants also agreed to sign Jackson on a everlasting transfer this summer price an additional \u00a356m if certain conditions were met.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has didn&#8217;t play enough games to activate the transfer, nonetheless, meaning Bayern can have to renegotiate a brand new cope with Chelsea or send him back to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old was delighted to affix Bayern Munich and desired to stay on the Allianz Arena but is now said to be \u2018open\u2019 to returning to west London.<\/p>\n<p>Obi Mikel shouldn&#8217;t be the one pundit to query Chelsea\u2019s decision to dump Jackson, with Paul Merson and Paul Scholes voicing similar opinions earlier within the season.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has not had a big impact at Bayern, playing back-up to England captain Harry Kane, but remains to be set to be a Bundesliga and potentially even a Champions League winner.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Kompany\u2019s side are 15 points clear at the highest of the Bundesliga table and preparing to face Real Madrid on Wednesday night for a spot within the Champions League semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s parent club Chelsea, meanwhile, have lost five of their last six games to slide to sixth within the Premier League and crash out of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the most recent news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Liverpool learn extent of devastating Hugo Ekitike injury with timeline revealed<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd goal two Bournemouth stars as Andoni Iraola responds to interest<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Manchester United star \u2018agrees deal to depart\u2019 as club prepare to announce transfer<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel (Picture: Getty) John Obi Mikel has questioned Chelsea\u2019s decision to sell Nicolas Jackson, insisting the Blues are \u2018missing\u2019 the striker this season. Jackson enjoyed a promising first season at Stamford Bridge following his \u00a332m move from Villarreal in 2023, scoring 17 goals in all competitions. 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