Chelsea are continuing to play hard ball regarding the potential sale of midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko to AC Milan, a report claims.
Bakayoko continues to be persistently linked with the possibility of a San Siro comeback, having had a successful loan spell in Serie A under Gennaro Gattuso in 2018-19, and numerous reports have suggested that Chelsea do not see him as part of their plans and that the player is desperate to return.
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According to Wednesday’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews), Chelsea would only need to collect €15million this summer from the sale of the 26-year-old to avoid a loss on the balance sheets.
However, the desire of the Premier League club is to take advantage of Milan’s international to try and make a capital gain, and for this reason they are asking for €25million to sell the Frenchman outright.
The paper adds how Milan – who would like to bring the player back to Milanello – considers the amount requested by the Blues to be excessive.
