Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is convinced he has the full backing of AC Milan coach Rino Gattuso.

Bakayoko has struggled to impress during his loan spell.

But he says: “Gattuso is always very close to us players. We all know his career: he is a man with many values and now he's transmitting them all to us as a Coach.

“He gives me a lot of confidence and asks me to play as I know, with simplicity, and add my quality to the team every game a little more.

“I'm here to help the team. It's a shame what happened to Biglia, but we have a lot of quality players to replace him and we all have to give our best to get into the top four.

“I have enormous respect for Maldini. Since I've been here he's always been close and he has been very important right from the first day.

“If I have to be inspired someone, I'd choose a player like him. I normally get up in the morning and go to training, have lunch at home or at Milanello, then rest."