Liam Delap suffered a hamstring injury shortly before a match, triggering an urgent scramble by Chelsea for attacking reinforcements. Chelsea withdrew permission for Nicolas Jackson to undergo a Bayern Munich medical and let Jackson stay in a Munich hotel while they sought alternatives. Chelsea contacted Sporting Lisbon and Conrad Harder's representatives and asked Bayern to make a permanent offer to help fund a Harder move. Bayern saw a bid for Ademola Lookman rejected by Atalanta, and Harder joined RB Leipzig. Chelsea sought to recall Marc Guiu from Sunderland, prompting Sunderland to pursue Ajax's Brian Brobbey and leading Ajax to sign Kasper Dolberg, disrupting Celtic's plans and leaving Celtic linked to Kelechi Iheanacho after David Datro Fofana's Charlton move collapsed.
Liam Delap's untimely hamstring injury impacted not only Chelsea but sent out a ripple effect across the transfer market in Europe. Bayern Munich felt the brunt of the disruption as Chelsea withdrew permission for their striker Nicolas Jackson to undergo a medical on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea also simultaneously made contact with both Sporting Lisbon and striker Conrad Harder's entourage after the 2-0 win over Fulham.
It was here that the games began between the two clubs as Chelsea asked Bayern to make a permanent offer to help fund a move for Harder. Yet, Bayern also saw a bid rejected by Atalanta for alternative option Ademola Lookman. Harder ultimately turned down Chelsea to join RB Leipzig where he had a bigger squad role on offer.
Meanwhile, Chelsea moved onto plan B as Jackson stayed in a Munich hotel overnight and began seeking an agreement to recall Marc Guiu from his loan spell at Sunderland. Sunderland reluctantly agreed to return the 19-year-old and were then forced to enter the market for Ajax's Brian Brobbey. That meant Ajax needed a replacement and moved to sign Kasper Dolberg from Anderlecht, who was a target for Celtic.
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