AC Milan and Juventus have been linked with a move for on-loan Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson by a source in Germany.
Milan’s desire to sign a new striker this summer is well-known and Jackson is among the names that has been most frequently linked. He is on loan at Bayern Munich with an option to buy but has struggled for starts, meaning a return to Chelsea now looks almost certain.
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Milan and Juve in for Jackson
Now, Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg has posted the following update: “Juventus are monitoring Nicolas Jackson and can imagine a loan move. AC Milan are monitoring the situation as well.
“Jackson will return to Chelsea in the summer for now, as FC Bayern will not trigger the option to buy and a second loan is currently not planned.”
In the summer window, Bayern and Chelsea agreed on a season-long loan deal with a €65m buy-out option. This season, the Senegal international has primarily served as a back-up to Harry Kane, which has put the Bavarians off paying the high price.
Sky add that Jackson himself is looking for a fresh start somewhere, and Milan were linked with a move for him when he was at Villarreal. It feels almost certain he would have a starting spot with the Rossoneri given their attacking issues, though he may have the same at Juventus too.