Tiemoue Bakayoko to have Chelsea medical next week after £35m fee is agreed with Monaco as Nemanja Matic looks set for Manchester United

TIEMOUE BAKAYOKO will have a medical at Chelsea next week with his £35million signing expected around the same time.

The Monaco star, 22, has been Antonio Conte's first choice midfielder and is set to replace Nemanja Matic, who appears bound for Manchester United.

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The Blues have agreed a deal in principle with the Ligue 1 champions for Bakayoko.

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Negotiations are to be thrashed out further over the weekend and personal terms must still be decided with the France international, say the .

But it is thought there will be no stumbling blocks in talks and Bakayoko will be offered a five-year deal.

Bakayoko will be expected to link up with player of the year N'Golo Kante in the middle of the park as Conte looks to defend his side's Premier League title.

Tiemoue Bakayoko factfile

• Bakayoko, 22, was born in Paris on August 17 1994.
• He started played  for Parisien side Paris 15eme O when he was just five
• Four years later, aged nine, he moved to another local team CA Paris Charenton and then on the Montrogue FC 92.
• He moved to Rennes in 2008 to join their academy when he was just 13.
• Bakayoko made 24 appearances for Rennes in midfield before being sold to Monaco in 2014 for £7million.
• He has played 92 games for Monaco in three seasons giving him 120 first-team appearances in total.
• Bakayoko earned his first France cap in March after coming on for Adrien Rabiot during a 2-0 defeat to Spain.
• He was the man who knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League with his header making it 6-6 on aggregate.
• He has been described as a less flashy, more defensive version of Paul Pogba.

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Bakayoko's purchase would hasten the exit of Matic, who looks set to join former boss Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford.

Reports claim the Serbian has agreed personal terms with the Red Devils.

SunSport told you the United manager was eager to work with Matic again and that it will cost him around £35m to secure his signature.