Bye

Wish him the best of luck at Milan. 

I feel like this sums up his time here.

Good luck, Timmy. You and N'Golo made for a great song for about 5 minutes.

13 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Good luck, Timmy. You and N'Golo made for a great song for about 5 minutes.

Earth wind and fire's version even better though, been known to hit the dance floor to that one!!!!!

36 minutes ago, chi blue said:

Earth wind and fire's version even better though, been known to hit the dance floor to that one!!!!!

I was there too 

On 11/08/2018 at 08:49, Giordano_Bruno said:

Has he ever shown any desire or passion on the pitch to feel sad for him? the sleepiest and laziest player I've ever seen. And he was supposed to be "machine" and next Essien. Please. Get rid of this Droopy and never look back. 

You nailed it there!

I can forgive any player for not being good enough, but not lazy arses like him who don't give 100%. I'm old enough to remember Doug Rougvie. I'm being kind when I say he was limited as a footballer but, by God he had the heart of a lion and would run through a brick wall for Chelsea.  As such I had a real soft sport for him and though he made me groan at times I'd never feel like slaughtering his performances. 

Best news I’ve had this summer.

Well played by the club if they have managed to recoup most of his fee that we paid for him.

Obviously at the moment it’s only an option to buy and not a forced purchase so a long way to go.

The purchase of Barkley for a relatively low fee and the progress of Loftus-Cheek have made it so Bakayoko was more than surplus to requirements.

Wish him the best of luck with his loan though, never complained at Chelsea, seemed a good lad off the pitch too. 

Italian league might suit him more and if Milan does end up buying him for that fee then we've definitely recouped that fee for a lot more than I originally thought we would.

He was never going to get a game here with the midfield options we've got at the moment. 

Random thought occurred to me. 

AC Milan already have Higuain on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season. 

How likely are they to take up both options at a cost of £70m?

34 minutes ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Random thought occurred to me. 

AC Milan already have Higuain on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season. 

How likely are they to take up both options at a cost of £70m?

One season of Bakaball and they will know the truth.

He's not officially gone yet though has he? Nothing on teh website.

Honestly, I can't believe Milan agreed to a £36M fee... that is absolutely surprising to me... Did they not watch Chelsea at all last season? Hopefully for his sake, he regains his form and does well.

1 minute ago, chiefBlueCFC said:

Honestly, I can't believe Milan agreed to a £36M fee... that is absolutely surprising to me... Did they not watch Chelsea at all last season? Hopefully for his sake, he regains his form and does well.

Loan isn’t it?

3 minutes ago, Adamrb said:

Loan isn’t it?

yeah, loan with option to buy

I honestly can't remember when I've been so relieved to see someone leave us....
I'll not whinge about the money, as it isn't mine !!
Hopefully Milan will buy and we'll get shot, he is one of the worst players to wear our shirt, which is unbelievable considering how he was for Monaco.
Anyways... onward and upwards with Barkley and RLC.. 

A big win for Sarri early on, come in, recognise crap, and get rid.

3 hours ago, chiefBlueCFC said:

Honestly, I can't believe Milan agreed to a £36M fee... that is absolutely surprising to me... Did they not watch Chelsea at all last season? Hopefully for his sake, he regains his form and does well.

Perhaps Conte submitted a scouting report to Milan, just after they decided to stick with Gattuso as manager!!

With time, he will become a better player. He is only struggling with confidence.

1 hour ago, wallosh said:

With time, he will become a better player. He is only struggling with confidence.

I thought this was the Bakayoko thread, not the Morata thread. This excuse only works for a certain striker.

This is Now Official

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/14/bakayoko-heads-to-milan

Can't believe we signed Jorginho and Kovacic just to let the lord of midfield leave. #SarriOut

41 minutes ago, Skinnedy said:

This is Now Official

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2018/8/14/bakayoko-heads-to-milan

“The 23-year-old now makes the temporary switch to the Serie A side who are managed by Gennaro Gattuso and are competing in the Europa League this season.”

 

This is worrying. He is coming back next season...

 

...our new Mikel.