Monaco Midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko Due For Chelsea Medical After £39.7m Deal

The 22-year-old underwent keyhole surgery to clean out one of his knees.

Written by: Sylvester Tamang

Updated: July 13, 2017, 4:01 PM IST

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Samuel Castillejo (L) of Villarreal competes for the ball with Tiemoue Bakayoko of Monaco. (Getty Image)

Tiemoue Bakayoko is set to undergo a full medical at Chelsea on Friday a deal worth up to €45m (£39.7m) was agreed with Monaco to secure the services of the France midfielder.

The 22-year-old underwent keyhole surgery to clean out one of his knees at the end of the French domestic season and is in rehabilitation.

Chelsea are confident Bakayoko will not require a further operation but, while the player is able to conduct the medical and complete his transfer, the medical department consider him to be at least six weeks from being in contention to feature for the first team.

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With his arrival, Namanja Matic could be headed to some other club with Manchester United in pole position to sign him.

Talks with Matic over a new contract have failed to reach a resolution, with the Premier League champions prepared to cash in on the 28-year-old, who would be available for a similar fee to that paid for Bakayoko.