Nicolas Jackson to return to Chelsea after Bayern loan

Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson will leave Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and return to Chelsea after his loan deal comes to an end at the end of the season.

Bayern Munich’s sporting director Max Eberl confirmed the club will not be activating the permanent transfer clause for Jackson, who will return to Chelsea once his loan spell comes to an end.

“We will not activate the option for Nicolas Jackson,” he announced.

Jackson has ten goals for Bayern

Despite his ten goals and four assists in all competitions, including seven goals in the Bundesliga, Nicolas Jackson will not remain in Bavaria beyond this season.

Jackson was loaned out from Chelsea last summer to act as a backup for Harry Kane. After a mixed start, the 24-year-old needed some time to find his feet in Munich, but in recent weeks Jackson has shown a clear improvement in performance and has been able to collect important scoring points.

Jackson played for Casa Sports in Senegal before joining Villarreal in 2019. After a loan to Mirandés in the Segunda División, he broke through in the reserve team and made his first-team debut in La Liga in 2021.

In 2023, he signed an eight-year deal at Chelsea for a reported fee of £32 million. Jackson made his senior international debut for Senegal in 2022. He was selected in the Senegalese squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2023 and 2025.