Terrifying moment, Chelsea loaned out and Serie A winner Tiemoue Bakayoko detained at GUNPOINT by Italian police while officials arrest him and remove him from his vehicle in a case of misidentification.
- The former Chelsea midfielder was arrested in Milan on a case of misidentification
- The Marseille midfielder won Serie A last season with AC Milan
- Bakayoko played 14 league appearances last season, but only five starters
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Posted: 09:25, 18 July 2022 | Updated: 10:41, July 18, 2022
The winner of the Serie A, Tiemoue Bakayoko, has been arrested at gunpoint by police in Italy, in a terrible test that turned into a case of misidentification.
The outgoing Chelsea midfielder, who was on loan at AC Milan last season, was arrested by police in Milan.
A video retweeted by Sport Italia journalist Tancredi Palmeri captured the terrifying incident. A policeman pushed the surprised footballer, who last season played 14 Serie A matches with the triumphant Rossoneri, in front of a police car.
Terrifying moment Tiemoue Bakayoko is arrested at gunpoint in Milan
Shocking images of Milan’s Bakayoko in central Milan held at gunpoint for police taken by another person.
Check when one of the cops tells the teammate looking for him that he is not the suspect but a Milan player, and the cop says “WHO?!?” Pic.twitter.com/B0PTYiXnc5
– Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) July 18, 2022
While he appears to be emptying Bakayoko’s pockets and throwing the contents on the roof of the police car, two more policemen, with their weapons drawn, point them at the player’s car.
A police officer keeps his gun trained on another occupant of the vehicle.
However, it seems that little by little the police realized that they have the wrong person and quickly sheathed their weapons and comforted the midfielder with a soft pat on the back.
“Shocking images of Milan’s Bakayoko in central Milan being held at gunpoint by police taken by someone else,” Tancredi tweeted.
“Check when one of the cops tells the teammate that he’s looking for him that he’s not the suspect but a Milan player, and the cop says ‘WHO?!?’
Bakayoko played 14 Serie A appearances with AC Milan last season, but only five starters
The 27-year-old signed for Chelsea in a big money move in 2017, arriving at Stamford Bridge from Monaco for £ 40 million.
However, despite being at the club for five years, the move did not work out. In his first season, he made 43 appearances in all competitions, but has not played for Chelsea since the 2017-18 season.
Since then, he has spent loan periods at AC Milan, Monaco, Naples and then again at AC Milan, where he won the Serie A title last season.
On Sunday, the French publication Foot Mercato reported that Bakayoko was finally leaving after reaching an agreement with Ligue 1 club Marseille.
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