Chelsea transfer news: AC Milan keen to keep Blues misfit Tiemoue Bakayoko until the summer
The French midfielder is beginning to impress on loan with the Italian giants after a slow start to life in Serie A
AC Milan have binned plans to cancel Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko’s loan in January.
The Frenchman moved to the San Siro club in the summer after being deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge.
The 24-year-old made a slow start to life in Italy, though, as he struggled to adapt to his new surroundings in Serie A.
That led to reports surfacing that Bakayoko could be sent back to Chelsea in January with six months to run on his loan.
However, more recently the midfielder has begun to find his feet and he has impressed over the past few weeks.
And now, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan have shelved plans to end Bakayoko’s loan in January.
The club’s coaching staff have been won over by the former Monaco man and plan to keep him until at least the summer.
Milan will then decide whether to make a permanent move for Bakayoko, who is attracting interest from clubs in France too.
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Chelsea fans lost patience with the midfielder shortly after he arrived from Monaco in the summer for 2017.
Bakayoko failed to live up to his £40m price tag, with the pace of the Premier League proving too much for him to handle.