Chelsea have named their price tag for Nicolas Jackson, who will not be joining Bayern Munich permanently at the end of the season.
After two seasons at Chelsea, where he scored 30 goals in 80 appearances, Jackson found himself out of favour at Stamford Bridge.
He proceeded to sign on loan for German giants Bayern, coming in as understudy to talisman Harry Kane.
Reports claimed that the Bavarians paid £14.25 million to loan Jackson for a season, with a conditional obligation to make the move permanent for a fee of £56.3 million.
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Early into Jackson's tenure at Bayern, president Uli Hoeness dismissed talk of a permanent switch and said that Jackson would have to play 40 games for that to happen.
He has only played 30 games in all competitions, scoring 10 goals and assisting a further four while playing back-up to Kane.
While he can also play on the left, the form of fellow new signing Luis Diaz has limited his opportunities in that position too.
Bayern's sporting director, Max Eberl, confirmed that Bayern will not be taking up their option of signing the Senegalese striker, leaving him in limbo.
He is therefore poised to return to Chelsea, where his first-team future is also bleak. However, according to The Athletic, citing a source, Chelsea do not think his value has dropped and believe they can recoup up to £60 million for him.
Bayern prefer looking for another back-up striker rather than paying a fee in that region, even if Jackson could help them win the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Pokal treble.
He has only made 13 starts for Bayern overall and missed a period while at the Africa Cup of Nations, where Senegal went all the way, only to see the result overturned and the win handed to Morocco.
It is still not a foregone conclusion that Jackson heads back to Chelsea, where he still has seven years remaining on his contract.
One of the club's leading candidates to replace Liam Rosenior is Andoni Iraola, who tried to sign him for Bournemouth a few years back.
However, in a repeat scenario, the former Villarreal player will head into pre-season not knowing exactly where he will be playing his football.
Topics: Chelsea, Bayern Munich
Josh Lawless