Chelsea and Bayern Munich were involved in plenty of conversations over potential deals during the most recent summer transfer window.
It took until the final hours of summer before a loan deal for Nicolas Jackson to join the Bundesliga giants was agreed.
Despite there being an option to buy in the deal, all the reports state that Bayern are not looking to sign Jackson permanently after he has struggled to make a major impact in Germany.
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The Blues sold big over the summer, however despite making an incredible amount of money there were still some players they struggled to get off their books.
Bayern Munich quietly made offer for Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling over the summer
One of those was Raheem Sterling, who has been nowhere to be seen during the 2025/26 campaign after returning from his loan at Arsenal.
Despite it seeming that there were no concrete offers for his services, Dean Jones has stated that there was actually an offer on the table for him to join Bayern this season.
He told ‘Ranks FC‘: “He had an offer from Bayern Munich at the end of the last window. Like, it’s not like his last moves were like Arsenal wanted him. Bayern Munich were interested in him.
“He plays for Chelsea. He’s been at Man City. He’s been at Liverpool. Like, this is a big time player. He’s a multiple Premier League winner.”
Raheem Sterling has changed how Chelsea make signings
Sterling was supposed to pick up where Eden Hazard had left off at Chelsea after his move from Manchester City. He was already a member of the Premier League 100 club.
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However, things did not work out, and he has remained the club’s highest earner while not featuring for the first team.
As a result, Chelsea are not willing to offer big-money contracts to new signings, potentially ruling themselves out of the race for some top names.
The likes of Victor Osimhen and Gianluigi Donnarumma have been linked to the club in the past, however have ended up moving elsewhere instead.
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