Bakayoko, 27, moved to Chelsea from Monaco in 2017 for £40 million, making him the club’s second most expensive signing at the time, after Fernando Torres.
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The striker doubled the lead in the 13th minute for the away team after Tiemoue Bakayoko stroke early in the game.
AC Milan do want to sign Tiemoue Bakayoko permanently from Chelsea.
AC Milan have signed midfielder, Tiemoue Bakayoko, from Chelsea on loan with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season, the two clubs said on Tuesday.
Kovacic’s arrival paves the way for Chelsea to send Tiemoue Bakayoko on loan to AC Milan.
Bakayoko has struggled for form and fitness since arriving from Monaco in a £40 million deal in the summer of 2017
The home side lacked the urgency that many expected of them in the opening stages and they wasted a promising position 14 minutes in when Giroud took the ball off the toes of Tiemoue Bakayoko when his compatriot was much better placed to meet Victor Moses’s cutback
The defeat comes just five days after a 3-0 home humiliation to Bournemouth which saw the Blues boss face increased questions about his job security
West Brom thought that they had taken the lead in the fifth minute when Rondon headed home from close range, but the centre-forward was flagged offside as the home celebrations were cut short
The Eagles took the lead in the 11th minute through Yohan Cabaye’s effort, which deflected off Cesar Azpilizueta and bobbled into the visitors’ net
The Blues dominated from start to finish at Stamford Bridge
The former Chelsea manager however acknowledged that he may not get all his first-choice targets