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Bakayoko bound for Napoli
05 Oct 2020
Tiemoue Bakayoko has moved to Napoli on loan for the remainder of the
current campaign.
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The midfielder will 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 and made 43 appearances
for the Blues under Antonio Conte, scoring three goals. He played the full
game as we beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
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Bakayoko in the FA Cup final
Bakayoko then moved to AC Milan on loan and spent last term at Monaco, the
club where he made his name, playing 23 times in all competitions and
scoring once.
Born in Paris, Bakayoko came through the Rennes academy in the north-west
of France and made his senior debut in August 2013, a week after his 19th
birthday.
He signed for Monaco the following summer and featured in almost 100 games
for the principality side during his three seasons there before joining
the Blues, scoring five goals.
In 2016/17 he starred as they unexpectedly beat Paris St-Germain to the
title and also reached the last four of the Champions League, knocking out
Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund en route. Bakayoko scored the
decisive goal in a thrilling two-legged tie against the Premier League
side.
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Playing in the derby when with AC Milan
He now returns to Serie A, the league in which he made 31 appearances the
season before last at the San Siro. The 26-year-old's new loan club Napoli
have won both of their opening league fixtures. They are competing in the
Europa League this season, and have been drawn in a group with Real
Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar and Rijeka.