Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko involved in car crash on his way home from Cobham
CHELSEA star Tiemoue Bakayoko has crashed his car on his way home from training today - but did not suffer any serious injuries.
The Sun can reveal that Bakayoko, 23, was driving in his Mercedes-Benz G-Class when he veered off the road on Blundel Lane near Blues' Cobham training base on Thursday afternoon.
Police arrived at the scene at 4.40pm, and have confirmed that no other vehicle was involved in the incident.
Our exclusive pictures show the extent of the damage to Bakayoko's vehicle - with the windscreen shattered and the roof caved in.
His brother Namory recently sparked fears that an incident could happen, claiming he is putting off driving in England.
He said: "Tiemoue told me he wasn't allowing himself to drive because he thinks it’s too crazy driving on the left! But he’ll get round to it."
It is understood that Bakayoko is now at home resting.
Police said in a statement: "Surrey Police attended Blundel Lane in Oxshot around 4.40pm today following a one vehicle collision. The driver did not suffer any injuries."
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Tiemoue Bakayoko factfile
- Bakayoko, 22, was born in Paris on August 17 1994.
- He started played for Parisien side Paris 15eme O when he was just five
- Four years later, aged nine, he moved to another local team CA Paris Charenton and then on the Montrogue FC 92.
- He moved to Rennes in 2008 to join their academy when he was just 13.
- Bakayoko made 24 appearances for Rennes in midfield before being sold to Monaco in 2014 for £7million.
- He has played 92 games for Monaco in three seasons giving him 120 first-team appearances in total.
- Bakayoko earned his first France cap in March after coming on for Adrien Rabiot during a 2-0 defeat to Spain.
- He was the man who knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League with his header making it 6-6 on aggregate.
- He has been described as a less flashy, more defensive version of Paul Pogba.
Chelsea paid Monaco £40million for Bakayoko close to transfer deadline day, handing him a five-year contract.
Bakayoko was one of Antonio Conte’s top transfer targets all summer and the Italian was understandably delighted to have landed his man.
It did look touch-and-go for the Blues at one stage when Manchester United reportedly joined the race for Bakayoko’s signature.
The Red Devils were apparently prepared to hijack the move after pinching Everton striker Romelu Lukaku from under Chelsea’s noses.
However, the 23-year-old opted to pen a deal at Stamford Bridge, and has started three games in all competitions, scoring once.
Incredibly, Bakayoko's former youth club Montrouge are set to land two minibuses after netting a small sum of his £40m transfer.
His former coach Mathieu Laporte paid homage to the midfielder, and revealed he is more technically gifted than ex-Arsenal ace Patrick Vieira.
It isn't the first time this season that there has been a car accident involving the Blues.
Last month, a young fan was run over as he tried to collect autographs outside Cobham training centre.
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