Overview
- With Harry Kane sidelined by a calf issue, Nicolas Jackson started and was involved in three goals, winning a penalty and scoring in a 4-1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.
- Vincent Kompany praised Jackson’s performance and condemned the habit of isolating players in coverage, citing past examples such as Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman.
- Reports continue to suggest Bayern are unlikely to activate the reported €65 million purchase option after the loan, while Jackson’s representatives dispute that any decision is settled.
- Jackson is on a one-year loan from Chelsea that has been reported to cost Bayern about €25 million in total, and he has logged only 731 minutes this season.
- Uli Hoeneß previously downplayed the chances of any purchase obligation being triggered, saying it would apply only if Jackson started around 40 matches.