AS Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is in London for a Chelsea medical, it has been revealed.

RTL says Bakayoko has been in London since yesterday, with his arrival paving the way for Manchester United to clinch a deal for Nemanja Matic.

Bakayoko is set to form a new-look midfield partnership with N'Golo Kante worth touching £70m.

The Monaco and France ace is set for a medical in the coming hours ahead of being unveiled as Antonio Conte's first major summer signing.

And having identified Bakayoko as the man to do it, he is prepared to let Matic, 28, be reunited with former Blues boss Jose Mourinho in order to accommodate a player six years younger.