Liverpool's Fabinho believes Chelsea made a huge mistake this summer | OneFootball

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho thinks Chelsea will live to regret getting rid of Tiémoué Bakayoko.

Bakayoko joined the Blues in the summer of 2017 but after just one season and 43 appearances, the 24-year-old was shipped off on an initial loan to AC Milan in the final days of the transfer window.

And Fabinho feels his former Monaco team-mate deserved more of a chance at Stamford Bridge.

“I don’t think he struggled that much,’ the Brazilian told Yahoo.

“I watched a few games and he seemed always good to me.

“Obviously, in your first season in a new club it’s always difficult and I wasn’t expecting him to leave, but AC Milan are getting a great player.

“I’m sure he’ll be able to prove how good he is and show what he did at Monaco.

“I’m sure if he comes back to England he will be stronger and will show everyone what he’s capable of.”

Bakayoko has so far played just 32 minutes of football for his new club and was strongly criticised by Rossoneri boss Gennaro Gattuso when he came off the bench in a 3-2 defeat to Napoli last month.

“Bakayoko has to learn how to get the ball,” Gattuso said.

“We must work correctly. It will not be easy.

“One week is not enough to remove the defects of a player. I would have preferred to be managing older, more experienced club players.”