With Tiemoué Bakayoko edging closer to a return to Milan, Davide Zappacosta is also close to leaving Chelsea, but his exit will be a permanent one.
The full-back has never really found a lot of joy at Stamford Bridge since his expensive transfer from Torino, with loans and serious injuries a big part of his time there.
That, however, seems like it could all be in the past for him, as a decent season with Genoa helped his stock rise a bit more, leading to Atalanta making the decision to bring him back to his former club to help with Hans Hateboer’s absence.
It was a quick operation, with the ‘blitz’ taking around 24 hours, according to Corriere dello Sport, but the ‘good relationship’ between the two clubs are said to have helped a lot, as did the €10m on offer to take him away from Chelsea permanently.