Chelsea
defender Emerson Palmieri has joined Lyon on loan for the remainder of the
season.
Lyon will pay a loan fee of up to £1m for the 27-year-old Italy
international, who can play at left-back or wing-back.
Emerson came off the bench in last Saturday's Premier League opener against
Crystal Palace, which was his 71st Chelsea appearance.
He joined the Blues from Roma in January 2018 for an initial £17.6m, winning
the Champions League, Europa League, European Super Cup and FA Cup, but
struggled to displace both Marcos Alonso and Ben Chilwell from the side.
Emerson was part of the Italy squad that won Euro 2020 this summer and
started in the final against England at Wembley.
He featured four times at the tournament, becoming Italy's starting
left-back after Roma's Leonardo Spinazzola was injured in the quarter-final
win over Belgium.
Meanwhile, AC Milan believe they are close to agreeing a deal to sign
Tiemoue Bakayoko after holding a meeting with his representatives in Milan
on Thursday.
The 27-year-old joined Chelsea from Monaco in 2017 for £40m and has had loan
spells with Milan, Monaco and Napoli.
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