Bayern Munich have agreed a record loan deal of £13m for Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea have accepted a loan with an option to buy in a deal that includes a £13m (€15m) upfront loan fee with an additional £56.2m (€65m) fixed fee and a sell-on clause.
The package is potentially worth £70m in total, which matches Chelsea’s valuation of the player, who they signed from Villarreal two years ago for £30m.
Jackson, who has agreed a contract with Bayern, was given permission by Chelsea to fly to Germany to have a medical and complete the deal.
The 24-year-old had told Chelsea earlier this month that he wanted to consider his options during the transfer window after the club signed strikers Joao Pedro and Liam Delap this summer.
After talks on Friday night, the final decision to accept Bayern’s offer was made on Saturday morning. Chelsea decided to accept an option to buy instead of an obligation because of the record loan fee.
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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed that Nicolas Jackson was available to play after his suspension – but will not feature for the club
Jackson scored 13 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions last season, having netted 17 in 44 during his first year at the club.
Garnacho set for Chelsea medical after deal agreed with Man Utd
Alejandro Garnacho is closing in on a switch to Chelsea
Chelsea have agreed a £40m fee with Manchester United to sign Alejandro Garnacho.
The forward underwent a medical on Friday ahead of completing the deal which includes a 10 per cent sell-on fee.
It represents the fourth-largest sale in Man Utd’s history after those of Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Angel Di Maria – and the club’s largest ever sale of an academy graduate.
A compromise over Garnacho’s valuation had to be reached as United valued him at £50m – which was more than Chelsea were prepared to pay.
United negotiated the fee up from an initial Chelsea offer of £25m.
Chelsea close to completing loan signing of Buonanotte
Facundo Buonanotte joined Brighton from Rosario Central in 2023
Chelsea are set to beat other Premier League clubs to the loan signing of Facundo Buonanotte from Brighton.
The Blues are close to completing the season-long loan signing of the 20-year-old in a deal that does not include an option or an obligation to buy.
There was interest in Buonanotte from other Premier League clubs, including Leeds United.
Brighton have insisted they only want to loan the Argentina international to a club in England.
Borussia Dortmund had made a loan offer for the player with an option, while there was also interest from French outfit Lyon.
