Bakayoko free to leave as he does not fit into Sarri’s plans

Tiemoue Bakayoko has reportedly been told that he does not feature in Maurizio Sarri’s plans this season.

According to the Daily Star, the new Chelsea boss will be looking to offload the French midfielder after he struggled in his first season in the Premier League.

Bakayoko was a big-money signing from Monaco to replace Nemanja Matic, but he failed to convince many last season.

The Frenchman started well at Chelsea in his opening weeks but had never truly recovered from injuries sustained at Monaco in the previous campaign.

Niggling injuries got the better of him and he struggled to hold down a place in the squad throughout stages of last season.

Sarri is expected to play a 4-3-3 system at Stamford Bridge and with the signing of Jorginho, it is unclear about whether he would fit into the side.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is being tipped to feature, while Chelsea are also thought to be closing in on a deal to sign Aleksandr Golovin.