Chelsea’s forgotten midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko will join AC Milan from Chelsea, initially on loan, a report claims.
Bakayoko spent a successful loan period with Milan in 2018-19 and was apparently eager to return to the Serie A club.
Fabrizio Romano affirms that the agreement will be a loan of 500,000 euros, with a purchase option for 20 million euros.
The reporter also claims that Chelsea will also extend the player’s contract until June 2023.
The 27-year-old’s contract was due to expire in June 2020, so a new contract will protect the value of the French player.
Thomas Tuchel had made it clear to Bakayoko that he had no future at Stamford Bridge.
Napoli has also been identified as an interested suitor after Bakayoko’s loan out in Naples last season. Lyon was also in the frame, but the move to Milan was Bakayoko’s preference.
Another player leaving Stamford Bridge is Kurt Zouma.
Zouma underwent a medical test in West Ham on Thursday morning before a £ 25 million move.
Personal terms have been agreed upon and final paperwork is expected to be completed within the next 24 hours.
Those two outings could help Chelsea land Jules Kounde.
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Kounde’s Progress
Chelsea are in talks to sign Kounde from Sevilla, according to Sky Sports.
“Progress is being made,” according to the report, as Chelsea seek to finalize a £ 43 million deal.
The outlet insists that Kounde has been their number one defensive target this summer and they are confident they will be able to close a deal before Tuesday’s deadline.
A member of the French team for Euro 2020, the future of Kounde’s club has been the subject of much speculation since his participation in that tournament ended.
Chelsea had been working on a deal for him in the background and accelerated her search in the following weeks. However, there was little progress. In fact, the club was working through intermediaries and had yet to contact Sevilla directly.
It seems that they have now taken the necessary steps to close a deal. And according to another source, Gianluca Di Marzio, the transfer is almost complete.
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