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  • Jackson set for Bayern loan & Nkunku joins Milan

    Jackson set for Bayern loan & Nkunku joins Milan

    Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is set to join Bayern Munich on loan with an option to buy, while Christopher Nkunku has completed a £36m move to AC Milan.

    France forward Nkunku, 27, has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A side to end his two-year stay at Stamford Bridge.

    The Blues, meanwhile, will receive an initial loan fee of £13m (15m euros) for fellow attacker Jackson, while Bayern have a £56.2m (65m euro) purchase option for the Senegal international.

    Jackson, 24, has already agreed a pre-contract with Bayern and has been given permission to travel to Germany to complete the move, while a sell-on clause has been included in the deal.

    The sale of Nkunku, coupled with Jackson’s impending departure, will further boost Chelsea’s financial position.

    Read Also: Chelsea set £100m price tag on Jackson

    The Blues have raised about £309m this summer from player sales, once add-ons are included, having spent about £277m on new signings.

    Sales are important to Chelsea this summer because of Uefa sanctions – which included a fine of 31m euros (£26.7m)- to maintain a “positive transfer balance” in this window to register new signings for the Champions League.

    Nkunku scored 18 goals and provided five assists in 62 matches for the Blues, having joined from RB Leipzig for about £52m in 2023.

    He played a significant role in Chelsea winning the Club World Cup and Conference League last season.

    BBC

  • Nkunku nears Chelsea exit as Garnacho deal moves closer

    Nkunku nears Chelsea exit as Garnacho deal moves closer

    AC Milan have agreed a £36m deal – including add-ons – to sign Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku as the Blues close on a deal for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho.

    Nkunku, 27, is expected to accept a pay cut in order to join the Italian side on a five-year contract and has been given permission to travel for a medical.

    The Blues have also included a sell-on clause as part of the deal, which will end Nkunku’s two-year stay at Stamford Bridge.

    The move will have wider implications for Chelsea, with negotiations advancing to sign Garnacho.

    The Argentina international, 21, has not played for United this season and is one of several players at the club who has been training away from the main group.

    No fee has yet been agreed between the two clubs but BBC Sport has been told by sources that a deal is close.

    Meanwhile, striker Nicolas Jackson is also in talks over an initial loan move to Bayern Munich, which could include an obligation to buy.

    Read Also: Sancho sets up Nkunku for 86th-minute winner on his Blues debut

    The sale of Nkunku also means Chelsea can boast about making a profit in the transfer market, raising a league-high of an estimated £309m to balance about £277m in player purchases – however that would rise if the Garnacho deal went through.

    Player sales are important to Chelsea this summer because of Uefa sanctions which included a fine of 31m euros (£26.7m), but also a requirement to maintain a “positive transfer balance” in this window to register new signings for the Champions League.

    Nkunku scored 18 goals and got five assists in 62 matches for Chelsea, after joining from RB Leipzig for about £52m in 2023.

    The France international leaves having played a significant role in Chelsea winning the Club World Cup and Conference League this year.

    BBC