AC Milan’s resolution to reward younger English defender Fikayo Tomori with a brand new five-year contract on the San Siro has solely highlighted Chelsea’s mishaps additional with their centre-back disaster descending upon essential with simply weeks to go out there.
Tomori got here by means of the ranks at Cobham from the age of eight after shifting to London from Canada, and immediately impressed bosses on the Blues with a Premier League look in 2015-16.
Loans spells at Brighton, Hull and Derby adopted as Tomori continued to make a reputation for himself within the Championship earlier than Frank Lampard gave him his first-team alternative at Stamford Bridge after being named as supervisor in 2019.
The Edmonton-born star confirmed he may minimize it with the world’s elite, though Lampard’s sacking gave solution to Thomas Tuchel freezing him out from the image, the place a mortgage transfer to Milan adopted go well with.
And with the Rossoneri activating his option-to-buy clause, Tomori stayed on the present Serie A champions on a four-year deal operating to 2025.
That has now been prolonged to 2027 with an elevated wage in accordance with The Times, who state that the membership had been fearful he may depart similarly to Franck Kessie, who has joined Barcelona without spending a dime this summer season.
After successful the league in his first everlasting season on the Italian giants, the three-time England worldwide is about to get pleasure from a profitable profession overseas and drive his approach into Gareth Southgate’s plans.
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And with an elevated wage, trophies and a spot to play, it highlights Chelsea have tousled in a state of affairs the place they’re determined for a younger centre-back to strut their stuff at Stamford Bridge provided that the ageing Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta are coming to the top of their careers.
