Why Bakayoko’s £40m move to Chelsea was delayed

Tiemoue Bakayoko’s £40million move from Monaco to Chelsea was held up because there were too many people representing the player.
According to French outlet, L’Equipe, “Bakayoko to Chelsea was messy to finalise yesterday owing to the amount of agents trying to be compensated in the deal.”

It is, however, believed that the transfer has been tied up on Friday night and the midfielder will be officially unveiled over the weekend.

Although it was rumoured that Manchester United were set to hijack the move, just like they did with Romelu Lukaku, it is understood that Bakayoko’s deal was agreed a long time ago and was only being delayed by agents.
The 22-year-old will become Antonio Conte’s third signing ahead of the new season, after Willy Caballero and Antonio Rudiger.