Chelsea
are close to agreeing a deal for Tiemoue Bakayoko to join AC Milan on loan
with an option to buy, while Davide Zappacosta is close to completing a
permanent move to Atalanta.
Milan identified Bakayoko as a summer target back in June, when Sky Sports
News reported the Serie A club also wanted Chelsea pair Olivier Giroud and
Hakim Ziyech.
Giroud completed his move to Milan in July, and now Bakayoko - who spent the
2018-19 season on loan at the club - is nearing a return to Italy.
Bakayoko has failed to hold down a place in Chelsea's first team since
arriving from Monaco for £40m in 2017.
He moved to Milan a year after making 29 Premier League appearances for
Chelsea in 2017-18, and he then joined Monaco on loan in 2019-20 and Napoli
a season later.
Meanwhile, Zappacosta is keen to return to Italy, with Atalanta emerging as
the frontrunners after Fiorentina were in talks to sign the defender on loan
over the weekend.
Zappacosta moved to Chelsea from Torino in a £24m deal four years ago, and
he has been on loan at Roma and Genoa since.
His last appearance for Chelsea was as an 89th-minute substitute for Eden
Hazard, when they won the Europa League final by beating Arsenal 4-1 in Baku
in May 2019.
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