Fikayo Tomori: AC Milan on verge of completing loan deal for Chelsea defender

Fikayo Tomori is set to spend the rest of the season at AC Milan

Thiago Silva’s summer arrival left the Blues with five senior centre-backs, with Lampard admitting it would be impossible to give all of them regular football.

Tomori has found himself behind Kurt Zouma, Toni Rudiger and Andreas Christensen in Chelsea’s pecking order, and has opted for a loan move to find regular action.

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Tomori’s loan is expected to run until the end of the campaign, with AC Milan understood to be retaining an option to buy in the summer for £25m.

The Rossoneri are not thought to be in the financial position to make good on any permanent summer transfer purchase, and in any case Chelsea continue to insist that Tomori’s long-term future remains in west London.

The Blues will head into Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round clash against Luton with boss Lampard under increasing pressure after six defeats in eight Premier League games.

Monday’s 2-0 loss at Leicester has intensified the pressure on the former Chelsea and England midfielder, with the 42-year-old acutely aware he needs a winning run – and fast – to solidify his position.

Former Paris St Germain boss Thomas Tuchel and ex-Juventus manager Max Allegri are both out of work and understood to be keen on the Chelsea challenge.

Chelsea backed Lampard to spend £220m on a summer Stamford Bridge squad overhaul, but big-name signings Timo Werner and Kai Havertz are struggling to acclimatise to Premier League rigours.

Lampard is likely to be given more time to reverse the current slump in form, but a top-four Premier League finish has always been a minimum requirement.

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