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'AC Milan will see the real Bakayoko' – Chelsea flop vows to prove himself in Italy

Tiemoue Bakayoko has backed himself to come good at AC Milan, insisting the player who excelled at Monaco will shine through "with time".

The Frenchman has come under fire just months into his loan to the Italian club after struggling during his one season at Chelsea.

An abysmal end to the season saw the midfielder loaned to Milan, and his fortunes haven't taken a turn as criticism soon followed him to Serie A following a string of poor performances.

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His own manager, Gennaro Gattuso, said the midifelder has to improve, and Bakayoko has backed himself to do just that.