Nicolas Jackson is set to join Bayern Munich after Chelsea accepted an offer worth up €81.5 million ($95.4m), sources have told ESPN.
In a dramatic 48 hours, Jackson has seen his hopes of moving to the Bundesliga club dashed and then revived in the wake of Liam Delap's hamstring injury sustained during the London club's 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.
Jackson is in Munich and will undergo a medical after the Blues accepted a €16.5m loan fee with an obligation to sign the 24-year-old permanently for €65m in the summer of 2026.
That deal is slightly better than the one Bayern had in place on Saturday morning, just hours before Delap broke down amid fears he could be sidelined for at least two months.
The injury prompted Chelsea to cancel their agreement with Bayern for Jackso