NICOLAS JACKSON has been given permission to travel to Germany today to undergo his Bayern Munich medical before signing a huge loan deal, Sunsport can exclusively reveal.
The Senegalese striker had already agreed to personal terms with Bayern Munich last week, as Sunsport reported, but discussions dragged on before Chelsea agreed on a fee.
Jackson, 24, is expected to arrive in Germany around 2pm this afternoon, where he will be whisked away to complete his medical.
He will now spend a season in Munich, where the club has managed to negotiate an option to buy, with a reported fee of around £65million.
Chelsea will also receive a loan fee of around £13m, but crucially, they did not secure the obligatory buy clause they would have preferred.
The loan fee is a record for Bayern, beating the £7m they paid for Coutinho from Liverpool, and the fourth highest ever.
Juventus attempted to snatch the player while discussions with Bayern were ongoing.
Jackson only wanted to play for Vincent Kompany, who first showed interest in while in charge of Anderlecht.
The striker initially did not want to leave Chelsea and was ready to fight for his spot.
But it became clear he would be the third choice following the arrivals of both Liam Delap and Joao Pedro.
It was ultimately agreed that a move would be in the best interest of all parties.
Jackson will now aim to become a key man at Bayern as he competes with Harry Kane for the striker position.
The England captain has shone since his arrival in Germany with 91 goals in 99 appearances in all competitions.
Chelsea will now have space and, crucially, can use his wages to invest in another player.
That player could be Alejandro Garnacho, who is closing in on a move from Manchester United.
The Argentine winger is expected to cost the club just £40m after the fee was agreed with the Red Devils.
He had been pushing for an exit after falling down the pecking order under boss Ruben Amorim.
He becomes United's fourth-largest sale in their history, bettered only by the exits of Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku and Angel Di Maria.
Chelsea have also agreed to insert a ten per cent sell-on fee clause in the deal.
Garnacho's arrival will soften the blow of missing out on Xavi Simons to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
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VIKINGSB
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Bayern knows what they are doing. They will never buy Jackson for 65 million
The deal has been cancelled after Delap injury
Moseskhalid
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good luck to him
malablata
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Yeah, bro running to book his space on the bench .....Harry Kane says hi, bro rarely gets injure.
suaaekpu
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I can not wait to see Nicolas Jackson wearing the LEATHER HOSE and walking around during the OKTOBER FEST 🍻😂😂😂
Theokoko
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Jackson needs to abort his flight, Delap is out injured today, the deal is cancelled until further notice
Invisiblealien
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Bayern knows what they are doing. They will never buy Jackson for 65 million
Tewcdkmsy
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even the Fermin Lopez on the bench is more expensive than a epl proven striker, come on Chelsea
nauikmosy
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65mil for him? 🤦🏻♂️
bacbclruyz
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so Chelsea sold or loan out their entire strike force with palmer not at his best eh
is palmer the only player at Chelsea? u guys just like to say rubbish
Lekalnopru
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Man Utd board members don’t see what is other club is doing .do what other club is doing sign keeper & midfielder
Lekalnopru
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Man Utd board members buy keeper & midfielder
fupceiluyz
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Ones meat is another's poison; so we all hate Jackson yet Kompany has liked him while coaching Anderlecht, Burnley and now Bayern Munich.😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
wimbdetu
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so Chelsea sold or loan out their entire strike force with palmer not at his best eh
Nino_Luxury
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For people thinking he will return back to Chelsea, let's be real, he isn't coming back. He’ll bag countless goals for Bayern easily, I rate him way more than the current Harry Kane, Bayern will def pay the 80m
huoabestuz
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loan its okay..🤝
AFerfpTK4472
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Best of luck man come back stronger your only problem is poor finishing
Yadbeklrtu
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good luck