The Blues confirmed loan deals for both midfield stars ahead of the transfer deadline as they will play for different clubs next season.<\/p>\n
French man, Bakayoko joined the Blues from Monaco in the summer of 2017 for a fee of \u00a340m after helping the French side win the Ligue 1 title.<\/p>\n
Chelsea said in a statement that, \u201cTiemoue Bakayoko will spend this season back in Serie A after joining AC Milan on a two-year loan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe midfielder returns to the San Siro for a second spell with Milan until 2023, having previously represented the club during the 2018\/19 campaign, and knows the league well after also spending last season at Napoli.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Italy, Bakayoko will be a team-mate of former Blues Fikayo Tomori and Olivier Giroud, who both joined the Rossoneri permanently this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Also, England midfielder, Danny Drinkwater, who joined the club from Leicester City in the summer of 2017 will now play for Reading this season.<\/p>\n
A club statement read: \u201cDanny Drinkwater has joined Reading on loan for the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe midfielder becomes the second Chelsea player to move to the Royals for the current campaign, alongside left-back Baba Rahman.<\/p>\n
\u201cReading have three points from their opening five matches of the Championship season. Having narrowly missed out on the play-offs in 2020\/21.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a return to English football for Drinkwater, who spent last term in Turkey with Kasimpasa after previous loan spells at Burnley and Aston Villa.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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