AC Milan are hoping to complete the signing of Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea in the next 48 hours.

The Serie A club have been locked in talks with Chelsea this week over a loan move for the centre-back which includes an option to buy at around £25m.

Milan want to have Tomori at their disposal for their Serie A game against Atalanta on Saturday, and potentially ready to come straight into the starting line-up as all of their senior centre-backs are unavailable.

According to Sky in Italy, AC Milan hope the 23-year-old will be able to fly into Italy by Thursday night in order for him to undergo a medical on Friday.

The club’s technical director Paolo Maldini said on Monday: “We saw in him the quality to throw him into the mix with our current defenders, so that’s why we want him.”