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Harder has 12 goals and seven assists in 52 appearances at Sporting Chelsea have made contact with Sporting for striker Conrad Harder, having asked Bayern Munich to make a permanent offer for Nicolas Jackson. On Saturday the Blues withdrew permission for Jackson, 24, to have a medical at Bayern for an initial £13m loan move, just after Liam Delap suffered a hamstring injury. They also contacted Harder and Sporting to sound out a potential move after Delap's injury in the 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday. On Sunday Jackson remained in Germany and is keen to leave Stamford Bridge, but because of the change in circumstances Bayern are being asked to re-negotiate for a permanent deal to help fund a new striker at Chelsea. Signing Harder and selling Jackson is the preferred option of three potential scenarios, with manager Enzo Maresca worried Delap will be out for "six to eight weeks". Any deal is contingent on both agreeing a fee and convincing the 20-year-old one-cap Denmark international to move to Chelsea to compete with two other strikers. Alternatively, Marc Guiu could be recalled from his loan spell at Sunderland, but that would require the clubs to reach an agreement. There is also the possibility that Jackson is instructed to return to London by the Blues. The transfer window closes at 19: 00 BST on Monday, with Brighton attacker Facundo Buonanotte also expected to join on a season-long loan. Before the injury to Delap, Chelsea had also made an offer to Barcelona forward Fermin Lopez on Saturday. They also have a key priority to offload their final few 'bomb squad' members in Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Axel Disasi and David Datro Fofana. Latest Chelsea news, analysis and fan views Ask about Chelsea - what do you want to know? Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Arteta's cloak of caution ends in more Anfield misery for Arsenal Premier League: Guehi scores as Palace win 3-0 at Aston Villa 'I'm not Messi' - Rodri's back but what is wrong at Man City? Preview the new series of Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams Hugh Bonneville narrates Sherlock Holmes’ greatest cases Reflecting on the 'kamikaze' attacks of World War II A cricket match-fixing scandal that stumped the sport Arteta's cloak of caution ends in more Anfield misery for Arsenal 'I'm not Messi' - Rodri's back but what is wrong at Man City? Norris to 'go for it' after Zandvoort title blow 'Seagull provides more entertainment than teams in Old Firm derby' A transfer window to remember - but what could still happen? 'The most sterile game' - another controversial day for VAR 'I can't remember a worse VAR decision' - Murphy on King's disallowed goal Video'I can't remember a worse VAR decision' - Murphy on King's disallowed goal 'Ultimate dream' of 24 F1 races on £20K and 28 days' leave Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley. Video Fernandes scores stoppage-time winner as Man Utd edge out Burnley 'He will bounce back' - Alexander-Arnold impresses on Real return Man Utd's vital win can't mask urgent goalkeeping issues 'What an innings! ' - Perrin, 18, hits record-breaking 42-ball ton. Video'What an innings! ' - Perrin, 18, hits record-breaking 42-ball ton Scotland shed past scars to achieve World Cup goal Channelling Viv and Lara - could Perrin 'dominate' women's game? England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa. Video England score 14 tries in record World Cup win over Samoa Cardiff rejection and running round potato fields - Bowen in his own words How can Raducanu close gap on top players? From worst to first - why hope springs eternal in the NFL Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.