Chelsea fans react as Tiemoue Bakayoko completes Napoli loan switch
According to the club’s official Twitter handle, Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has completed a loan switch to Italian giants Napoli.
This will see him link up again with Gennaro Gattuso, the Napoli manager who was in charge of AC Milan when Bakayoko spent the 2018/19 season there
The Frenchman joined Chelsea in the summer of 2017 from Monaco. He made 43 appearances for the Blues that season, scoring three goals.
He has since spent time out on loan. Stints at AC Milan and Monaco proved to be promising but eventually underwhelming.
Hopefully, luck will help him fare better in Naples. Bakayoko has never really managed to impose himself at Chelsea and hopefully, he gets to turn around his fortunes and returns to Stamford Bridge as a better player.
We take a look at how fans reacted to the news on Twitter.
Fans react as Tiemoue Bakayoko joins Napoli on loan
Still thinking about that masterclass Vs Watford tbh
— CallumCulture #freecho (@CallumCulture) October 5, 2020
Better than Fabinho
— – (@KaiHavxrtz) October 5, 2020
I hope the deal becomes permanent eventually.
— SLIM (@slimiam2) October 5, 2020
Just sad n unfair…better player than loftus/mount etc n he’s sent out on loan.
— justice=peace (@hamudi_za) October 5, 2020
Raise your hand if you forgot he even was at Chelsea 🙋🏼♂️
— Josh (@jmik16) October 5, 2020
Gattuso must like him, took him to AC Milan as well and improved him quite a bit if I remember correctly
— Schneller (@schneIIer) October 5, 2020
This guy is still a chelsea player? Next you will tell me that Lucas Piazon will turn 27 this year, going into his 8th year on loan away from Chelsea
— hobnob (@hobnobpeter) October 5, 2020
He was amazing for Milan as well. I thought for sure they were going to buy him after his loan spell there
— Colin (@Always_Horne) October 5, 2020
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Still have Rüdiger, Alonso, Drinkwater, Baba Rahman, Sarr, Van Ginkel, Salter-Clarke, Musonda & Moses at the club
— Rnjn (@IAMRnjn) October 5, 2020
Hopefully he can perform to a level where they would want to buy him. Deadwood.
— saul (@saulmvv) October 5, 2020