He hasn’t played for a month but is still desperate to remain at Milan! Tiemoue Bakayoko, Chelsea’s midfielder on a two-year loan at AC Milan, is loving life in Italy so much that he doesn’t want to return to his parent club – despite the fact that he’s been sat firmly on the substitutes’ bench in the last seven games.With Franck Kessie, Sandro Tonali and Ismael Bennacer all ahead of him in the pecking order, you’d think that Bakayoko would be considering his options and trying to find a club where he would be a first-team regular. However, the former Monaco and Rennes man is hoping that Rossoneri coach Stefano Pioli will change his mind show him a bit of confidence.🖊 2017: Chelsea sign Tiémoué Bakayoko for €40m.👋 2018: Loan Bakayoko to AC Milan for a small fee.👋 2019: Loan Bakayoko to Monaco for a small fee.🔴 2020: AC Milan in talks to sign Bakayoko permanently.😳 Chelsea are on the verge of getting all their money back… pic.twitter.com/v2sfWI7rx5— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) August 26, 2020 This isn’t Tiemoue’s first spell at Milan either. Chelsea had already farmed him out to San Siro in the 2018/19 season. After that, Bakayoko has been back at Monaco and Napoli – but neither of those clubs would agree on a deal to make the transfer permanent.Clearly out of favour at Stamford Bridge, the 27-year-old midfielder accepted a two-year loan with AC Milan, this time with an option to make the move permanent. However, the Italian giants are under no obligation to buy out Bakayoko’s contract just yet. To get to that point, the one-time-capped France international would have to feature in a certain number of Milan fixtures – which isn’t going to happen at this rate.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Milan paid $5.5 million for Bakayoko’s loan. Should they decide to sign him permanently, they would have to pay another $16.4 million to Chelsea. Although that fee isn’t too bad in the current market, the future of the deal will depend on the upcoming transfer window – and the awaited decision of Franck Kessie. The Ivorian will be out of contract at the end of this season and could walk away should he opt against signing a new contract with Serie A title contenders. Milan is a beautiful city and AC Milan is a reputable club. It’s perfectly understandable that Bakayoko prefers to stay with the red and blacks. However, it may not be his decision to make come the end of the season.SERIE A – ROUND 28Friday22:45: (1.20) Inter (7.75) Salernitana (16.0)Saturday17:00: (1.95) Udinese (3.50) Sampdoria (4.40)20:00: (2.65) Roma (3.40) Atalanta (2.80)22:45: (3.70) Cagliari (3.40) Lazio (2.15)Sunday14:30: (2.50) Genoa (3.30) Empoli (2.85)17:00: (2.70) Bologna (3.20) Torino (2.85)17:00: (3.25) Venezia (3.50) Sassuolo (2.30)17:00: (1.98) Fiorentina (3.60) Verona (4.10)20:00: (1.25) Juventus (5.80) Spezia (12.0)22:45: (2.25) Napoli (3.35) Milan (3.50)**odds are subject to change
