{"id":324891,"date":"2026-04-26T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=324891"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:23:32","slug":"chelsea-make-transfer-decision-as-premier-league-club-goal-nicolas-jackson-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/chelsea-make-transfer-decision-as-premier-league-club-goal-nicolas-jackson-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea make transfer decision as Premier League club goal Nicolas Jackson | 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>Nicolas Jackson is ready to return to Chelsea from Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chelsea will seek a everlasting sale for Nicolas Jackson after Bayern Munich confirmed they may not sign the striker on a everlasting transfer.<\/p>\n<p>German giants Bayern spent around \u00a314m to sign Jackson on a season-long loan deal last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern, who clinched one more Bundesliga title last week, agreed to sign Jackson on a everlasting deal for an additional \u00a356m if certain conditions were met.<\/p>\n<p>But Jackson didn&#8217;t make enough appearances to activate the transfer, starting just ten league games under Vincent Kompany, scoring seven goals.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich still had the choice to barter a brand new cope with Chelsea however the club\u2019s director of sport Max Eberl has confirmed Jackson will return to Stamford Bridge once the loan deal ends.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We is not going to trigger the choice for Nicolas Jackson,\u2019 Eberl told German TV channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdf.de\/\">ZDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern\u2019s decision means Jackson will soon return to Chelsea, where he scored 30 goals in 81 appearances following a \u00a332m move from Villarreal.<\/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\/04\/GettyImages-2272358233.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28122762\" alt=\"FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen Training Session\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Greater than half of those goals got here in Jackson\u2019s first season in west London before a more underwhelming second campaign for the Senegal striker.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson decided to depart Chelsea after the Blues signed two recent strikers last summer \u2013 Joao Pedro from Brighton and Liam Delap from Ipswich Town.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea threatened to dam his move to Bayern after an early injury for Delap but Jackson was already in Munich by that time and essentially refused to return.<\/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\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2217567221.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24049841\" alt=\"Real Betis Balompie v Chelsea FC - UEFA Conference League Final 2025\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Jackson had a mixed spell at Stamford Bridge (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Together with his days at Bayern numbered, Jackson is believed to be open to reviving his profession back at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4212160\/nicolas-jackson-bayern-munich-chelsea-newcastle-transfer\/\">talkSPORT<\/a> say Chelsea will still attempt to money in on Jackson despite failing to dump him to Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s claimed Chelsea\u2019s Premier League rivals Newcastle United have already placed Jackson on an inventory of summer targets after expressing interest within the 24-year-old last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe eventually welcomed Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa to St James\u2019 Park as Alexander Isak\u2019s replacements but each have struggled.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s decision to dump Jackson last summer was met by a mixed response, with former midfielder John Obi Mikel recently claiming he has been \u2018missed\u2019 this season.<\/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>Newcastle weren&#8217;t alone in registering interest in Jackson before his move to Bayern Munich, with Tottenham and AC Milan just two of the opposite clubs who were linked with moves.<\/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: Gary Neville names Arsenal star who has \u2018struggled for weeks\u2019 after Newcastle win<\/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 told to sign \u00a343m Tottenham star to succeed in \u2018the subsequent level\u2019<\/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: Steven Gerrard urges Liverpool to re-sign \u00a365.5m player: \u2018I\u2019m missing him\u2019<\/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>Nicolas Jackson is ready to return to Chelsea from Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty) Chelsea will seek a everlasting sale for Nicolas Jackson after Bayern Munich confirmed they may not sign the striker on a everlasting transfer. German giants Bayern spent around \u00a314m to sign Jackson on a season-long loan deal last summer. 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