Harry Kane has disclosed that his own position at Bayern Munich may change as a result of Nicolas Jackson joining the German champions.
After losing favour with head coach Enzo Maresca, Jackson joined Bayern on loan from Chelsea this summer.
In the previous transfer window, Chelsea had signed Liam Delap and João Pedro as center-forward options. Although Delap’s injury originally seemed to prevent Jackson’s departure, the deal ultimately went through.
Bayern are required to make the loan permanent if the Senegal international makes a certain amount of appearances, which would cost them £56 million.
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Jackson scored in Tuesday’s 5-1 Champions League victory over Pafos to open his account for the team.
According to Football London, the England captain later stated that Jackson’s presence could occasionally allow him to drop into a deeper role. The 24-year-old began up front with Kane.
“Jackson played from the start today. At times I dropped back a bit, more like a number 10; he came in, received balls,” said Kane.
“I think it’s important to keep surprising the defenders and not do the same thing the whole game. Nico was fantastic today — a goal, an assist and almost another at the end. I’m very happy for him.
“We’ll need him all season; he should stay fit and fresh. Today was a really good game from him. It might have looked easy, but that was due to how we played: our pressing, the second balls, the way we played through the lines. We have this momentum and we’re determined to maintain it.”
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