AC Milan director Paolo Maldini has confirmed he expects Chelsea’s Fikayo Tomori to sign on loan.

Maldini has told Italian TV: “He’s perfect for our squad, we’re working on the last details.”

The Daily Mail revealed earlier this week that Italian side Milan had been stepping up talks to sign Tomori on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy for £27million.

“We wanted Fikayo Tomori also last summer,” Maldini told Sky Sports Italia.

“He’s always been one of our targets. He’s perfect for our squad – we’re working on the last details.”

A loan deal could be beneficial for the Chelsea defender, who has down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge this season.

But the Blues manager said: “He absolutely has a long-term future at this club and we will see if and when he goes out on loan.

“The moment I got close with Fikayo is when I took him on loan to Derby and he was the player of the year and one of the best players in the Championship that year.

“He came back last year, played 20 plus games for us at a young age and then got in the England squad.”