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LONDON, Aug 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has 
reportedly stayed in Germany in a bid to revive his aborted loan move to 
Bayern Munich after the deal was called off at the last minute.

Jackson flew to Munich on Saturday to seal his season-long switch to the 
Bundesliga champions, only to be told the move had to be aborted due to 
Chelsea's injury problems.

Blues striker Liam Delap will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after 
suffering a hamstring problem in Saturday's win over Fulham, while England 
forward Cole Palmer is also out due to a groin injury.

With Christopher Nkunku having joined AC Milan this week, Chelsea boss Enzo 
Maresca would be left with Joao Pedro as his only fit senior striker if 
Jackson were allowed to leave.

Speaking after a 3-2 win at Augsburg on Saturday, Bayern sporting director 
Max Eberl confirmed that the deal was off.

"Chelsea informed us that they would like the player back after we agreed 
yesterday," he said.

"The situation now is that the lad is here in Munich, but we are sending him 
back."

But Jackson, 24, was angry with Chelsea's late change of plans and is 
believed to have opted against leaving Germany on Sunday while his 
representatives work to resolve the stand-off.

Jackson's agent Diomansy Kamara had insisted on social media that his player 
was not returning to Chelsea.

"We're not going back. The plane doesn't go backwards: Munich," he said.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are reportedly exploring a move for Sporting Lisbon's 
Conrad Harder before Monday's transfer deadline, which could open the way for 
Jackson to join Bayern after all.

Chelsea are reported to prefer selling Jackson on a permanent basis rather 
than reviving a loan deal.

Earlier on Saturday, a deal had been agreed that would have seen the Senegal 
striker move for an initial o13 million (15 million euros) loan fee with an 
option for Bayern to make the deal permanent for o52 million.

Jackson, who has not played for Chelsea this season, had been told that he 
was not a part of Maresca's plans following the signings of Delap from 
Ipswich and Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Jackson has endured a turbulent time at Chelsea since joining from Villarreal 
two years ago, with criticism of his erratic finishing marring his spell in 
west London.