Monaco ace Bakayoko closing in on £35 million Chelsea move

Monaco's Midfielder Bakayoko will soon be moving to English premier league's Champion Chelsea. Bakayoko played an important role for the french side who was crowned ligue 1 champion and got to the semi finals in Uefa champions league last season.

Tiemoue Bakayoko is set to complete a £35 million switch to Chelsea from Monaco as protracted negotiations made serious headway over the past few days. Antonio Conte made Bakayoko his preferred option to strengthen his midfield and the deal has been described as "close" by people involved in the deal. Chelsea grew impatient with the slow negotiations in recent weeks, but all three parties are thought to have recently agreed the financial details of the move. Monaco used the negotiations for Bakayoko to state their interest in Michy Batshuayi, but he will not be included in Chelsea's move for the 22-year-old.