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Manager rips apart on-loan Chelsea flop – club could send player back to Stamford Bridge in January

AC Milan have threatened to send Tiemoue Bakayoko back to Chelsea if the midfielder does not perform soon, according to Corriere dello Sport (h/t Mirror).

The Frenchman joined the Serie A giants on loan at the start of the season but has started just two games for the club.

The report claims that Milan could cut his year-long deal and send him back to Stamford Bridge in January. The 24-year-old has six games to prove his quality to the side, and manager Gennaro Gattuso even claimed that the midfielder needs to learn how to play.

The Milan manager was speaking earlier in the season and was quoted by the Mirror as saying:

“Bakayoko has to learn how to get the ball. We must work correctly. It will not be easy.

“One week is not enough to remove the defects of a player. I would have preferred to be managing older, more experienced club players.”

The 24-year-old joined the Blues last season for a fee of £40m from Monaco. Bakayoko played 43 times for us and scored three goals but didn’t perform well in a number of games.

Maurizio Sarri signed Jorginho from Napoli and brought Mateo Kovacic on loan from Real Madrid this season. Bakayoko would find it tough to break into the Chelsea XI, should he return in January.

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The 24-year-old needs to put in some decent performances for the Serie A side or he could spend a lot more time on the bench at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Hein

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