Bakayoko spent the last season on loan at Napoli
According to transfer news from Daily Mail, Napoli are not going to sign Chelsea loanee Tiemoue Bakayoko on a permanent basis. This leaves the midfielder’s future in limbo as he was claimed to be happy at the club.
The French midfielder was signed from AS Monaco in 2017 but failed to cement his place in the Chelsea team and has been out on loan for the past three seasons. New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is also not keen on having the former Monaco midfielder in his future plans at Chelsea.
That would mean Bakayoko having to return to Stamford Bridge. His contract ends in 2022 meaning that the club have to find a new suitor for him. He joined Serie A side Napoli at the start of the season. However, now his agent claims that Napoli don’t really intend to sign him at the end of the season.
“I don’t know if he will remain at Napoli. If they qualify for the Champions League things could change. He wants to play in the Champions League, but it also depends on Napoli and Chelsea. Napoli don’t have an option to sign him permanently, Tiemoue is happy, but he is aware his destiny depends on what Chelsea and Napoli want to do.’
This does put Chelsea in a spot, with the club wanting to raise more funds after a huge outlay last summer and another to come. The player last put on a blue shirt back in 2018 and it could be a huge challenge in case he needs to be put back into the squad.
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