Chelsea are now open to Nicolas Jackson leaving on loan this week if their preference of a permanent sale is not forthcoming - but under one condition.
The agreement must include an obligation to buy for next summer, with Confidential told the Blues see little point in purely loaning out their 24-year-old striker for the 2025-26 season without any promise of a clean separation.
Jackson’s departure has dragged on into the final week of the window, as Chelsea wanted to wait for Alexander Isak’s messy situation at Newcastle United to unravel before committing to moving on their own No 9 once and for all.