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Harry Kane has revealed that Nicolas Jackson’s arrival at Bayern Munich could lead to a change in his own role for the German champions.
Jackson joined Bayern on loan from Chelsea this summer after falling out of favour under head coach Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea had signed João Pedro and Liam Delap as centre-forward options in the previous window, and although an injury to Delap initially appeared to block Jackson’s exit, the move eventually went through.
Bayern are obliged to make the loan permanent if the Senegal international reaches a set number of appearances — a deal that would cost them £56 million. Jackson opened his account for the club on Tuesday, scoring in a 5-1 Champions League win over Pafos.
The 24-year-old started up front alongside Kane, and afterwards the England captain said Jackson’s presence could see him occasionally drop into a deeper role.
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“Jackson played from the start today. At times I dropped back a bit, more like a number 10; he came in, received balls,” said Kane.
“I think it’s important to keep surprising the defenders and not do the same thing the whole game. Nico was fantastic today — a goal, an assist and almost another at the end. I’m very happy for him.
“We’ll need him all season; he should stay fit and fresh. Today was a really good game from him. It might have looked easy, but that was due to how we played: our pressing, the second balls, the way we played through the lines. We have this momentum and we’re determined to maintain it.”
The win in Cyprus was only Jackson’s second start for Bayern, and after the game he aimed a subtle dig at Chelsea for the way his final weeks at the club were handled.
“I’m very happy to score my first goal for the club,” said Jackson. “I’m still getting back to full fitness because I hadn’t played and trained alone for two months. I’m working hard every day.”
Kane also scored twice in the victory, taking his Bayern tally to 102 goals in 105 games. He has already netted 17 goals in just nine appearances this season.
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