Bayern: I’m happy to be where I’m wanted, says Nicolas Jackson

New Bayern Munich signing Nicolas Jackson said Friday helium was blessed to beryllium “where I’m wanted” aft joining the German giants from Premier League nine Chelsea connected a season-long loan.

At his authoritative unveiling successful Munich connected Friday, the 24-year-old spoke astir the “tough times and hard moments” arsenic his indebtedness woody looked acceptable to autumn done days earlier the transportation model closed.

“In football, determination tin beryllium a clip erstwhile you privation a change. I spoke to (sporting director) Max Eberl and the manager and they truly wanted maine to beryllium present and they loved me.

“And arsenic a player, you privation to beryllium determination wherever radical privation you to be.”

At Chelsea since 2023, Jackson fell down the pecking bid aft the summertime arrivals of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.

The Senegal striker had arrived successful Munich successful the lead-up to deadline time to motion connected a season-long loan, lone to beryllium recalled by Chelsea aft an wounded to Delap.

Through his agent, Jackson said helium would not instrumentality to London successful bid to propulsion done a determination to Bayern.

After initially saying they would honour Chelsea’s request, the German nine announced Jackson’s signing hours aft the transportation deadline closed, having travel to an statement with the Club World Cup winners.

“There were pugnacious times and hard moments, but I was precise assured I would enactment present due to the fact that present is wherever I privation to play and privation to be,” Jackson said.

Bayern reportedly agreed to a interest of 16.5 cardinal euros ($19 million), the highest indebtedness interest successful their history, on with an work to bargain for 65 cardinal euros.

After the model closed, Bayern powerbroker Uli Hoeness told reporters the underlying conditions to trigger the acquisition work were purposely made excessively hard to satisfy.

“We lone request to wage it erstwhile helium starts 40 games this season. He’ll ne'er bash that,” Hoeness said connected Tuesday.

Jackson called Hoeness “a fable of the club” but said trying to trigger the work was “not my decision, not my focus. My occupation is conscionable to play connected the transportation and people arsenic galore goals arsenic I tin and assistance the squad win.”

The erstwhile Villarreal guardant is successful enactment to marque his debut for the nine connected Saturday erstwhile Bayern big Hamburg.

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