"But, over recent years, the Bavarians have actually struggled more to find a backup for their star strikers. For years, Robert Lewandowski toiled without backup, with Sandro Wagner and Eric Choupo-Moting only fleetingly lasting as his backup. Harry Kane has arrived at Bayern with a similar problem, having spent the 2024/25 season with no recognized backup. This season, Bayern have found that back up striker in a 12-month loan for Nicolas Jackson."
"But the loanee from Chelsea FC is not lighting it up, barely playing and being usurped in the pecking order by 17-year-old Lennart Karl. Net summer, the Bavarians will need to decide whether to trigger Jackson's option to buy- reportedly set at around €65 million - perhaps try to negotiate it down or look elsewhere. If the Bavarians were to look elsewhere, it seems they already have their eyes on an alternative."
Bayern Munich have struggled to find reliable backup strikers behind long-term No. 9s, leaving Harry Kane without a recognized deputy in 2024/25. The club secured Nicolas Jackson on a 12-month loan from Chelsea, but Jackson has barely played and has been usurped by 17-year-old Lennart Karl. The club must decide next summer whether to trigger Jackson's reported ~€65 million buy option, attempt to renegotiate, or look elsewhere. BILD names FC Midtjylland's Franculino Djú as an alternative; the 21-year-old Guinean has enjoyed a breakthrough season in Denmark, scoring nearly a goal per game.
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