Chelsea ‘ready to accept £24.6m loss’ on Hakim Ziyech with out-of-favour winger pushing for AC Milan transfer
CHELSEA are ready to cut their losses on Hakim Ziyech amid interest from AC Milan, according to reports.
Ziyech, 29, is available to leave Stamford Bridge following the signing of Raheem Sterling.
Milan want the Moroccan but so far their efforts to sign the winger have failed as Chelsea were not keen on their loan offer.
But a deal could now progress with the Blues dropping their asking price to £8.4million according to the - £24.6m less than they signed him for in 2020.
The two clubs are said to have held talks this week after previous negotiations failed.
And though the two parties could reach an agreement Milan would be dependent on Ziyech accepting a pay cut as they cannot afford his £100k-a-week wages.
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Ziyech is said to be pushing for the move however as he is keen to play regular football.
Thomas Tuchel started the Ajax star just 14 times in the league last season and is happy to let him leave.
Several other Blues stars could follow with Timo Werner and Christian Pulisic also not happy with their game time.
Defensive duo Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso both have an eye on Barcelona but saw their hopes of a move dashed after Chelsea ended negotiations with the Spanish giants.
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There are a number of fringe players Chelsea are keen to get off their books including Ross Barkley and Michy Batshuayi.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Kenedy and Malang Sarr are all available for transfer too and offloading some of the names mentioned could save the club £700k-a-week in wages.