The Jackson affair was nothing more than a farce.

Chelsea change their mind about Jackson going to Bayern.

Bild commented that this deal was nothing more than a “farce” - a financial and tactical drama staged by Chelsea and Bayern Munich. Looking deeply into the context and significance of Jackson’s transfer, one can see why top players like Isak and Gyokeres were willing to rebel to achieve their transfer goals.

Drama?

Chelsea agreed to let Jackson leave, then abruptly canceled the deal at the last minute before resuming negotiations, making the deal look like a farce to many. On August 31, Jackson even flew to Munich to prepare for a medical , but was called back to London by Chelsea when Liam Delap was injured.

This move has led many to question the inconsistency in Chelsea's transfer strategy. In addition, the loan fee of £14.2 million for one season is an unprecedented high, far exceeding the usual loan deals.

This has led many fans to question whether this is Chelsea's way of "circumventing the law" to balance their finances, with the help of Bayern or not? It should be remembered that Bayern Munich initially reached an agreement to loan Jackson for a season for a fee of only about 13 million pounds.

After Chelsea unexpectedly pulled out of the loan deal at the last minute, Bayern Munich canceled Jackson's loan deal. They even booked a flight for the player to fly back to Senegal to join the national team. After the September international break, Jackson was informed by Bayern that he would not be flying back to Germany.

However, at the last minute, Bayern Munich officially completed the recruitment of Jackson on loan as originally planned, with a mandatory purchase clause in the future. To convince Chelsea to agree to let Jackson leave, Bayern had to raise the offer.

The loan fee increased from £13m to £14.2m, while Bayern's buyout clause was set at £56.2m, bringing the total cost of the deal to £70.4m. Bayern were also forced to buy the player outright rather than having the option to release Jackson as they had initially done.

Bayern Munich successfully recruited Nicolas Jackson in the final days of the 2025 summer transfer window.

Chelsea made a huge profit from this deal, having spent £32 million to sign Jackson from Villarreal in 2023. For Bayern, although they had to pay an expensive loan fee, they also reduced financial pressure by only having to buy the player outright next year.

Kicker commented that Bayern being "spun like a top" by Chelsea shows the German club's incompetence in the transfer market. This summer, the Bavarian club has continuously lost important targets to English clubs. Then, they had to rely on Chelsea for Jackson.

Jackson's Frustration

Jackson was unhappy when his initial move to Bayern Munich fell through. He even refused to fly back to London to join Chelsea, hoping the English club would let him leave. Jackson's agent, Diomansy Kamara, commented on social media: "We will not return. The plane cannot return."

Jackson has lost his starting place under coach Enzo Maresca, despite having signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2033 in September 2024. The 24-year-old striker has had to train alone and was left out of the club's friendly match list in August.

Being a "commodity" for Chelsea to raise the price also made the Senegalese striker quite unhappy. Even though he finally fulfilled his wish to move to Bayern, this deal showed that Jackson was just a pawn in the transfer deal full of calculations of the owner club.

El Pais commented that seeing what happened to Jackson, one can see why top players like Isak or Gyokeres are willing to rebel to achieve their transfer goals. In the world of professional football full of pragmatism and intrigue, do not blame the players when they are unintentional.

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