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The obligation to buy clause in Nicolas Jackson's loan deal at Bayern Munich is already on the verge of no longer being possible to achieve.
Jackson, 24, joined the German champions on loan from Chelsea in the summer, forcing his way out of the club after the Blues tried to change their mind on letting him leave.
The forward moved for a loan fee of £14.2million, with a whopping obligation to buy of £56.2m if he hits an appearance quota. Chelsea tried to cancel the deal after Liam Delap's injury, but the striker refused to return to London as his agent and Bayern worked desperately to schmooze the Blues.
It worked, but it appears that it has been confirmed that he will be returning to Chelsea at the end of the season - with the quota pretty much impossible to hit already.
The quota is that that Jackson has to start 40 games, as revealed by Bayern president Uli Hoeness earlier on this season. So far, he has started five.
Bayern have a maximum of 23 games left in the league, and 12 more in the Champions League. Should he start every game, Jackson will hit 40 - but there is an issue surrounding the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nicolas Jackson is on the verge of already failing to fulfil obligations that would make his Bayern Munich move permanent
The forward has scored four goals for Vincent Kompany's side, but made just five starts
Though Senegal have not yet named their squad for the competition, Jackson is likely to be one of the first names on the team sheet for Pape Thiaw.
Thiaw's side will play their first match of the competition on December 23 against Botswana, with Bayern's last game before the German winter break on December 21. The players involved in the competition, however, will have to be released before that date, meaning Jackson will miss at least one more Bayern game.
In addition to that, his club side will return to action on January 11. Senegal's last group game is on December 30, but, should they go as far as the final of the competition, they could play as late as January 18.
The perfect run would also require Bayern Munich to play two extra matches in the Champions League in terms of finishing between ninth and 24th in the table and playing a play-off round.
Though Vincent Kompany's men lost against Arsenal in midweek, they have won all four of their other matches and are currently third in the standings, with three favourable matches remaining in the league phase.
As Daily Mail Sport revealed earlier this season, however, Jackson and his adviser, the former Portsmouth, West Brom and Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara, are taking little notice of those terms. They believe if Jackson shows he can score, Bayern will find a way to sign him permanently next summer.
Kamara was asked whether he could see Jackson returning to Chelsea, on an episode of Talents D'Afrique shown on Canal+ Sport, to which he replied: 'Absolutely not. Absolutely not.
'Today at Chelsea, the relationship with (Enzo) Maresca isn't necessarily the best. We're never going to bite the hand that feeds us because Chelsea allowed him to find the European level.
A return to Chelsea looms, despite his relationship with Enzo Maresca breaking down
'He was there for two years and scored 30 goals, so he always had a good relationship. After, it's true that the red cards complicated it at Chelsea. Today, we're looking towards Bayern having a good season. We will see what is best for him. But it's true that Bayern is a priority for him for a long time.'
On Hoeness' comments regarding 40 starts, Kamara continued: 'It's a war of egos between the two clubs. He even rowed back on his comments. It's true that there is a saga around the transfer.
'It was a loan without an obligation to buy. We did a little pushing and said he did not want to return to Chelsea. The clubs reached an agreement. There was talk around how many matches Nico would have to play for an obligatory option.
'Nico's objective isn't to play 40 matches. If he scores 15 goals by December, they're not going to say play 40 matches.
Jackson has four goals so far this season.
