Fikayo Tomori
‘Agreement will be completed soon’ – Chelsea set to pocket €28m for 23-year-old player
Chelsea are set to make a big profit from the sale of Fikayo Tomori. The 23-year-old, who progressed from the club’s youth ranks at Chelsea, joined Serie A giants AC Milan on loan during the second half of last season. Tomori made 22 appearances in all competitions for Milan, making a strong impression during his short loan spell. During the 2019-20 campaign, Tomori impressed under Frank Lampard in the first half of the campaign, where he made 15 Premier League appearances. He is a player with huge potential, but Chelsea are prioritising the financial side. Milan are offering a sum of €28m, and they are expecting to secure him permanently. Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that Tomori will sign a long term contract with the seven-time European champions. Chelsea will receive €28m f...
Italian giants set to sign Chelsea ace on loan till the end of the season
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori set to join AC Milan on loan According to the reliable journalist, Fabrizio Romano on Twitter, Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori is all set to join Italian giants AC Milan on loan. The Serie A giants were keen on securing the 23-year-old if they failed to land Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan. The 20-year-old is also on Chelsea’s radar. With RB Leipzig also now pursuing Simakan, competition for his signature has gotten tougher. Milan, meanwhile, appear to have settled for Tomori. The defender has found opportunities difficult to come by at Chelsea. So far he has made just four appearances and is the club’s fifth choice centre-back. He will now spend the remainder of the 2020/21 campaign at the San Siro. The Rossoneri are currently top of Serie A as they chase...
AC Milan close to signing Fikayo Tomori on loan with buy option
Serie A leaders AC Milan are aiming to secure the loan signing of Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea with a buy option in the next few days, reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano reports. The England international has hardly played for the west London giants this term and he has made only four appearances in all competitions. Blues boss Frank Lampard recently said that Tomori could be loaned out and the Rossoneri are currently the leading candidates to sign him. However, the Serie A leaders want to keep hold of Tomori for the long-term and they are hopeful of negotiating a buy option for the centre-back worth €30m. The Blues are yet to given the go-ahead for the proposed deal, but Romano reports that the 23-year-old is prioritising a move to Stefano Pioli’s side. Tomori had a bright breakthrough seas...
AC Milan close to loaning Chelsea star with buy option – Fabrizio Romano
AC Milan are aiming to secure the loan signing of Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea with a buy option in the next few days, reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano reports. The England international has hardly played for the west London giants this term and he has made only four appearances in all competitions. Blues boss Frank Lampard recently said that Tomori could be loaned out and the Rossoneri are currently the leading candidates to sign him. However, the Serie A leaders want to keep hold of Tomori for the long-term and they are hopeful of negotiating a buy option for the centre-back worth €30 million. The Blues are yet to give the go-ahead for the proposed deal, but Romano reports that the 23-year-old is prioritising a move to Stefano Pioli’s side. SL view: Tomori had a bright breakthrough ...
Newcastle desperate to secure Chelsea’s Fikayo Tomori
Newcastle United are interested in securing Chelsea centre-back Fikayo Tomori. The youngster has not played as much as he expected in the first half of this campaign. Tomori is sidelined given the preference of manager Frank Lampard of playing Thiago Silva and Kurt Zouma in central defense. According to FourFourTwo, the 23-year-old is attracting interest from the Magpies, along with Leeds United and Burnley. Any move would be a loan for the second half of the season. Tomori did not even play in the FA Cup third round game against Morecambe for Chelsea, further indicating a move could be imminent. Blues boss Lampard told football.london: “The situation with Fikayo is open at the moment. There is a possibility he could be going on loan to get games somewhere else. “So that would have to be t...
Report: Newcastle keeping tabs on Leeds target who is ‘keen to move on’
According to reports from The Athletic, Newcastle United are monitoring the situation of Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori in the January transfer window. The Magpies boss, Steve Bruce, is looking to sign one or two players this month, and Tomori could be an option on loan for the Magpies. The defender’s situation Tomori made 22 appearances for Chelsea last season and it looked like he has got a big future at the London club. The 23-year-old, however, has struggled for regular game time in 2020-21 and has managed only three games in all competitions so far, including a substitute appearance in the Premier League. His situation hasn’t changed despite a knee injury to Andreas Christiansen. He is surplus to requirements under Frank Lampard and the player is keen to move...
Graham Smyth reveals what he’s been told about Leeds interest in 23-year-old ace
Graham Smyth of the Yorkshire Evening Post has claimed that Leeds United are not looking to sign Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori in the January transfer window. Leeds have been linked with a move for Tomori this month, with BBC Sport even claiming that Elland Road could be the next destination for the 23-year-old defender. However, Smyth has now claimed that he has been told ‘no’ regarding Leeds’ interest in the highly-rated defender. I’m told no. I’ve seen a few tweets suggesting it was reported by the BBC but as far as I’m aware it was the BBC’s gossip round-up, so came from elsewhere… — Graham Smyth (@GrahamSmyth) January 6, 2021 Tomori was linked with a loan move to Everton during the summer transfer window, but Frank Lampard blocked the deal. However, having man...
Report: Leeds ‘likely destination’ for £14k-per-week defender
Chelsea are likely to send Fikayo Tomori out on loan, and Leeds could be the ‘likely destination’ for him, according to reports from BBC Sport. Tomori – who is on £14k-per-week wages at Chelsea – made 22 appearances for the Blues last season. He has struggled for regular game time in 2020-21 and has managed only three games in all competitions so far, including a substitute appearance in the Premier League. The 22-year-old defender was heavily linked with a move to Everton this summer, but Chelsea prevented him from joining the Toffees on loan. Tomori has now dropped down the pecking order at the club following the arrival of Thiago Silva, and his situation is unlikely to improve even if Frank Lampard offloads fringe player like Antonio Rudiger. He is highly-rated by the club, an...
Everton in ‘pole position’ to sign Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori is reportedly close to making a loan move to Everton following his breakthrough campaign in the Premier League. After loan spells at Brighton and Hull, Tomori impressed as he spent the 2018/19 season at Derby County, featuring in 55 games in all competitions for then Rams boss Frank Lampard. Lampard would go on to return to his spiritual home at Stamford Bridge following the departure of Maurizio Sarri to Juventus, the club legend not showing any fear in handing a number of opportunities to a number of young players. While Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount were instantly thrust into the Chelsea side by Lampard, Tomori would be handed his chance in the fourth game of the season after the Blues sluggish start to the season, having conceded seven goals in the openin...
Neymar, Angel di Maria, Leandro contract coronavirus
Neymar has tested positive for Covid-19 alongside Paris Saint-Germain team-mates Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes. According to L’Equipe, they are the three unnamed players the club revealed had contracted the virus today. Neymar and Paredes have been holidaying on the party island Ibiza and the news plunges the club in crisis just eight days out from their first game of the season. The French champs have had an extended rest after they made it to the Champions League final in Lisbon. The Ligue 1 season started on August 21 but PSG is not due to play until they travel to Lens on Thursday, September 10. But that fixture could now be in jeopardy, with players to be tested regularly in the coming days. The Premier League has also been rocked by a surge of Covid-19 cases thought to be relate...
Report: Carlo Ancelotti wants a player from his former club at Everton
Everton are interested in signing Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to The Telegraph. It has been reported that Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti wants to sign the 22-year-old on a season-long loan deal from his former club Chelsea. However, the Toffees have yet to find out if Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is willing to let the youngster leave Stamford Bridge on loan this summer, according to the report, which has added of interest from French club Rennes in the England international. Stats According to WhoScored, Tomori made 15 appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea last season, scoring one goal in the proces. The 22-year-old central defender also provided one assist in four Champions League games, and he scored once in two FA Cup ties for the Blues,...
Jesper Gronkjaer: Hakim Ziyech will succeed in Premier League with Chelsea
Jesper Gronkjaer is backing Hakim Ziyech to succeed after his £37 million ($43m) move from Ajax to Chelsea. The Blues completed a deal in late February and the 27-year-old is set to link up with his new team-mates on July 1, with the Eredivisie season cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak. Ziyech will join a group including Filipe Luis, Bertrand Traore, Mario Melchiot, Winston Bogarde and Gronkjaer himself in making the switch to Stamford Bridge having played at the Amsterdam ArenA. Moving to the Premier League will prove a step up for Ziyech and Gronkjaer believes he is the star player from the Dutch side’s run to the Champions League semi-finals in 2018. “Ziyech was the one who has caught my eye over the past two seasons even though he wasn’t produced by Ajax’s academy,” Gronkjaer told...
