Chelsea
midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has escaped injury after a minor car crash in
Cobham.
Sky Sports News understands that the incident, which happened after
the France midfielder left the club's training ground, is unlikely to affect
his availability for the trip to Stoke on Saturday afternoon.
Bakayoko, 23, moved to the Blues from Monaco in July for £40million, signing
a five-year contract.
He had signed for the Ligue 1 club in the summer of 2014, after leaving
French rivals Rennes, and made almost 100 appearances for the principality
side during his three seasons, scoring five goals.
Bakayoko has made six competitive Blues appearances, scoring one goal in the
Champions League rout of Qarabag, ahead of the top-flight fixture in the
Potteries at the weekend.
The crash occurred on the day the Premier League champions announced they
had agreed a deal to sell unsettled striker Diego Costa to Atletico Madrid.
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