Chelsea
are close to agreeing a deal for Tiemoue Bakayoko to join AC Milan on a
season-long loan, according to Sky sources.
The 23-year-old France international joined the Blues from Monaco last
summer for £40m and started 25 Premier League games in his first season in
the Premier League.
Any loan deal for Bakayoko is likely to include an option to buy, according
to Sky in Italy.
Bakayoko has been left disappointed by the fact he does not feature in the
plans of new manager Maurizio Sarri, according to reports.
Chelsea have boosted their midfield options this summer with the
high-profile signing of Jorginho from Napoli, a player Sarri knows well.
Jorginho started last Sunday's Community Shield defeat by Manchester City at
Wembley with Cesc Fabregas and Ross Barkley alongside him in midfield.
Bakayoko did not even make the bench, which included another midfielder in
Danny Drinkwater, while England midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also in
Sarri's thinking.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson revealed on Friday he wanted to bring
Loftus-Cheek back to Selhurst Park on loan this season, but Chelsea blocked
the deal.
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