Fabrizio Romano is just starting to come out of hibernation and start warming up for the summer window ahead.
He’s got his first chunk of Chelsea transfer chatter, and it’s potentially a big one.
“The second name I want to give you today, and remember this date, for the 2026 transfer market, and we’ll see if also for the Italian league, because he has always been highly rated in Italy, is Nicolas Jackson,” Romano said.
“Nicolas Jackson, who is on loan from Chelsea at Bayern, hasn’t been getting much playing time. It was a very expensive loan deal completed in the final days of the 2025 summer window. It hasn’t gone particularly well; the spark never really ignited between Jackson and Bayern.”
We couldn’t find the information at first – that’s because it was hidden away on his Italian language Youtube channel.
You can see the clip here:
Jackson stuck after forcing Bayern move
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Nicolas Jackson playing for Bayern. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
It’s a bit of a tricky situation for both parties now, as Jackson really burned his bridges at Chelsea in forcing through that deadline day move to Bayern. Now that is hasn’t worked out, it feels unlikely that he and his agent will come back to Cobham with their tails between their legs.
Italy is clearly an option, as Romano says. But which club there is going to pay the big money we would clearly want for him? It could be another major saga this summer.
In other news…
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Chelsea’s team news for this evening’s game is out, and sees the Blues
Another player that [Rosenior gave an injury update on](https://chelsea.news/2026/02/rosenior-update-sell-summer-man/) – and another player we expect could be sold in the summer – is Tosin Adarabioyo. He’s close to to a return than Jorgensen, but we don’t expect to see him this evening either.