In the summer of 2020, Chelsea sanctioned a transfer that really divided the club's fan base. The Blues agreed for academy graduate Fikayo Tomori to move to AC Milan on loan and a £30million (£25m plus add-ons) clause was included in the deal to make it permanent at a later date.
A graduate from Cobham, full of potential and promise, allowed to leave for a fee that can be considered as fairly modest in today's inflated transfer market. The season before, Tomori was in and out of the team – making 22 appearances in all competitions – under Frank Lampard, where he really made his breakthrough in the first team after an impressive loan spell at Derby County.
The now 25-year-old's rise at Milan has only showcased Chelsea's lapse of judgement to a wider audience and the same can perhaps be said about Tammy Abraham. Similarly, the former Chelsea academy graduate was allowed to leave on a permanent deal to Italy, where he has flourished for AS Roma over the past two years.
