Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß has lifted the lid on the details of Nicolas Jackson’s loan deal from Chelsea — including why the permanent clause is unlikely to be triggered.
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Jackson joined Bayern on a record one-season loan this summer, but the fine print makes a full transfer complicated.
Hoeneß revealed that the move will only turn permanent if the striker starts 40 matches across all competitions this season — a figure he believes Jackson will never reach.
The deal itself came with a headline fee of €16.5m (£14.3m, $19.3m). However, part of that sum came directly from Jackson and his agents, who gave up €3m in money owed to them to help push the transfer through.
“Firstly, it wasn’t €16.5 million, the player and his agents paid €3 million. The player cost €13.5 million,” Hoeneß said on Doppelpass. “If a player costs €80 million across a five-year contract, it costs around €16 million every year, so it’s a good transfer.”
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While the financial sacrifice made the move possible, the bigger obstacle lies in Bayern’s depth chart. Last season, the club played 56 matches across all competitions. Even so, Hoeneß remains confident Jackson will not hit the 40-start threshold.
Laughing when asked if the deal could become expensive, he replied: “He must play 40 games as a starter. He’ll never do that.”
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Jackson’s path into Bayern’s XI is blocked by world-class names. Harry Kane remains the undisputed striker when fit. On the left, Luis Díaz — signed from Liverpool for £65.5m — is now first choice, while on the right, Michael Olise is seen as a near-guaranteed starter.
That leaves Jackson with limited chances to rack up starting appearances, making Hoeneß confident the obligation-to-buy will not be activated.