'It's supposed to be hard' - Nicolas Jackson's agent drops cryptic message after Chelsea decide to cancel Bayern Munich loan

Diomany Kamara, the former Fulham player who represents Jackson, has taken to social media in the wake of his client's Bayern Munich move falling through at the last minute. The Chelsea striker had already travelled to Germany for a medical and to sign a loan contract, with Kamara now teasing that it won't simply be a case of heading back, and that the eventual resolution will all the more sweet for the challenging road to get there.

Chelsea were willing to let Jackson go after signing Liam Delap and Joao Pedro this summer. But Delap's injury during Saturday's win over Fulham changed things considerably, threatening to leave the Blues with only one centre forward for the next couple of months.

Commenting in response to someone else on Instagram, Kamara said, "Airplane doesn't walk backward."

In a story he posted himself, the 44-year-old also mused: "Of course it's hard... It's supposed to be hard. If it's easy, everyone would do it. Hard is what makes it great."

Bayern are resigned to missing out on Jackson, with director Max Eberl stating the Bundesliga cannot do anything but tell the player and his agent to go back to London. They will attempt to find a different striker to sign before the transfer deadline, while it remains to be seen what Jackson will do, in light of Kamara's comments.