“People getting paid… money changing hands” – Pundit says €80m Chelsea deal smells of corruption | OneFootball

Chelsea last night confirmed that Nicolas Jackson had joined Bayern Munich on a loan deal which has a large fee and a obligatory purchase element if certain conditions are met.

It’s a huge total which could reach beyond €80m, and pundits can’t believe the Blues got so much for their talented but flawed striker.

Burley claims agents and backhanders lie behind monster Jackson move

ESPN already had cast doubt on the move from the perspective of whether Jackson was actually going to play much.

Craig Burley then went one further by claiming the whole thing was corrupt. We hope Disney’s layers have seen all this:

“This is just proof that the game has gone. Jackson has gone to Bayern Munich on a hefty loan fee with an obligation to buy, as Chelsea’s third choice striker,” the pundit said.

“Some of the moves that are occurring these days smack of agents getting weighed in heavily, people getting paid, behind the scenes, money changing hands, players making moves that make you sit and go ‘really?'”

You can see them discussing the deal in the clip embedded here:

Barat gets the job done for Jackson

Nicolas Jackson flying to Munich with his agent Ali Barat and Diomansy Kamara.

To be fair there was some pushback from his colleagues, but Burley wasn’t cowed.

There is certainly a major drive in terms of agents behind this move – Jackson’s man Ali Barat became one of the central figures in the drama, and released a gloating statement after the move went through, which took some not very disguised shots at Chelsea.

To be fair, no matter his motives, you’ve got to give the guy credit for doing his job incredibly well. He’s looking like the next big name to come up and join the Mino Raiola / Jorge Mendes tier of super agent.