Frank Leboeuf has warned Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson that he won’t play any more games on loan at Bayern Munich if he makes 39 appearances.
Bayern were reported to have paid an initial £14m to sign Jackson on loan, with an obligation to buy for a further £56m if he plays 40 matches.
But Bayern chief Uli Hoeness claims the German champions actually paid £12m for the loan deal and says a £70m move won’t be made permanent.
Following Hoeness’s comments, former Chelsea defender Leboeuf is convinced that Bayern have a plan to stop deploying Jackson if he plays 39 games and will leave him on the bench or drop from the squad entirely.
‘He knows that 40 games is going to be hard to be made,’ football pundit Leboeuf said about Jackson’s situation on ESPN FC.
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‘At the end of the day, you still have some hopes that at some point you will have a chance – and if you are good – you know that maybe the coin will flip and it’s going to be better.
‘But now you already know that if you reach 39 games you’re not going to play any more.’
What did Hoeness say about Jackson loan?
Bayern chief Hoeness said: ‘The player and his agent contributed €3m, so we paid €13.5m [for Jackson’s] loan fee.
‘There will definitely not be a permanent contract. That only happens if he plays 40 games from the start, it will never happen.’
Jackson: I was a little sad to leave Chelsea
‘[There were] very strong emotions, but not for the reasons you might think,’ Jackson told Tuttosport after joining Bayern on loan from Chelsea.
‘I was simply very happy to sign for one of the biggest clubs in the world, to discover another league and other great players.
‘At the same time, I was a little sad to leave Chelsea, my teammates, and the fans.
‘I experienced so many strong emotions there: we won the Conference League and the Club World Cup.
‘Now I’m 100 per cent focused on my new project and I can’t wait to experience the incredible atmosphere at the Allianz Arena.’
The 24-year-old was allowed to leave Chelsea after the Blues signed Joao Pedro in the summer transfer window and recalled Marc Guiu from his season-long loan at Sunderland to cover for the injured Liam Delap.
Jackson was Chelsea’s main striker last season and has registered a total of 30 goals and 12 assists in 81 games for the west Londoners to date.
