Departing Chelsea Star, Bakayoko Breaks Silence After Being Held By Italian Police At Gunpoint

Departing Chelsea midfielder, Tiemoue Bakayoko, has damaged his silence after being held by Italian police at gunpoint a number of days in the past.

Bakayoko insisted that the Italian police ‘went too far’ after he was stopped at gunpoint in a terrifying ordeal that turned out to be a case of mistaken id.

The 27-year-old was pulled over by cops in Milan earlier this month, however footage of the incident solely emerged this week.

A video re-tweeted by Italian Sports activities journalist Tancredi Palmeri captured the terrifying incident.

A policeman pushed the frightened soccer star, who made 14 Serie A appearances for the triumphant AC Milan final season, up towards a police automotive.

He appeared to empty Bakayoko’s pockets and threw the contents onto the roof of the police automotive whereas two different cops pointed their weapons on the midfielder’s automotive.

One feminine officer saved her gun skilled on one other occupant of the automotive whereas the incident unfolded.

Nevertheless, it appeared to step by step daybreak on the police that they’d the improper individual they usually instantly holstered their weapons and consoled Bakayoko with a mild pat on the again.

Bakayoko, who was on mortgage at AC Milan final season, has now spoken out about his ordeal.

He mentioned that whereas he understood the cops made a mistake, he believes they ‘went too far’.

“Authorities acknowledged it was a mistake, they usually realised solely in real-time,” Bakayoko mentioned as quoted by Day by day Mail.

“Being improper is human, no drawback with that, however the way in which they used these have been an issue for me. I consider they went too far.”

Bakayoko signed for Chelsea from Monaco for £40m in 2017.

The midfielder is known to have agreed to a deal to affix French Ligue 1 facet Marseille this summer season.