Chelsea loanee at AC Milan Tiemoue Bakayoko explained what it took for him to decide to leave Stamford Bridge.
The midfielder insists it was mostly his own fault, as he faced a difficult moment in his career for the first time ever and was not able to show his skills to the fullest.
Bakayoko explains:
“I left Chelsea because I felt that the club did not want me anymore. Of course, I was sorry. I’ve been there for a year, it did not go as I had expected.
“It was a simple and difficult decision at the same time to be taken because Chelsea are Chelsea and I do not think I have shown my skills, so it is unpleasant. It was an easy decision instead because I do not think the coach was counting on me and Milan is difficult to refuse
“What went wrong at Chelsea? Everything was going right up to a particular moment. It was not a simple thing to live and it was probably my first hard time in my career: to be in a club that does not want you for the following season.
“It is not simple but I think it is necessary to live moments like these. It helped me a lot to overcome what I’m experiencing now. Now I’m ready to face more difficult moments, I think I’m better prepared.”
Bakayoko is obviously adamant to stay at Rossoneri and never to return to Stamford Bridge. It is evident from several of his recent admissions – the player insists that AC Milan is ‘on a different planet.’ Bakayoko previously said:
“Things are going well for the club and me right now. There wasn’t a turning point. I just wanted to show that I was good enough for a big club. Milan are on a different planet. I was greeted by [Paolo] Maldini and Leonardo on my first day and you immediately realize who you’re dealing with.”