{"id":1886,"date":"2026-04-28T20:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:48:48","slug":"chelseas-nicolas-jackson-eyed-for-serie-a-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1886","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea&#8217;s Nicolas Jackson eyed for Serie A transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Jackson in action for Bayern Munich (Photo by Sona Maleterova\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is reportedly attracting interest from two giants of Italian football in the form of Juventus and AC Milan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senegal international has struggled on loan at Bayern Munich this season and it seems the Bavarian giants won\u2019t be keeping him once this spell comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to journalist Florian Plettenberg, who has posted on X to provide an update on Jackson\u2019s future, as Juve and Milan hover for the Chelsea misfit.<\/p>\n<h2>Nicolas Jackson set for Serie A transfer?<\/h2>\n<p>See below for details as it seems Jackson could be on his way out of Stamford Bridge for a move to Serie A once he\u2019s back from Bayern\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Juventus are monitoring Nicolas <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jackson?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jackson<\/a> and can imagine a loan move. AC Milan are monitoring the situation as well.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson will return to Chelsea in the summer for now, as FC Bayern will not trigger the option to buy and a second loan is currently not planned. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFC<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3W8i2OoAJh\">pic.twitter.com\/3W8i2OoAJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/2049216798621376871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cJuventus are monitoring Nicolas <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Jackson<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  and can imagine a loan move,\u201d Plettenberg posted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cAC Milan are monitoring the situation as well. 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