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title: "Tiemoue Bakayoko set to join AC Milan on loan"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/08/08/tiemoue-bakayoko-set-to-join-ac-milan-on-loan/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-08-08T11:13:52Z"
modified: "2018-08-08T11:13:52Z"
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# Tiemoue Bakayoko set to join AC Milan on loan

Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is set to join AC Milan on a season-long loan, according to Simon Johnson of the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/real-madrids-mateo-kovacic-chelsea-medical-tiemoue-bakayoko-loan-exit-a3906561.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1533725511).

With Mateo Kovacic set to arrive at Stamford Bridge on a loan from Real Madrid,  Bakayoko has been deemed surplus to requirements by Chelsea, who will let him move to Italy on a temporary basis.

With Kovacic likely to feature alongside Jorginho and N’Golo Kante in Chelsea’s midfield, there is no real chance of Bakayoko getting regular game time,

![Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/960238164.jpg)

Bakayoko arrived at Chelsea last summer but failed to impress in his debut season at the club, despite arriving with a big reputation after his £40m move from Monaco.

It looks like there’ll be a fair amount of change at Chelsea this summer with Danny Drinkwater and Thibaut Courtois also expected to move over the next couple of days as Maurizio Sarri looks to build a squad capable of competing at the top end of the Premier League table once again.