At AC Milan’s Milanello training base, they are starting to believe they have finally found the heir to Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta — and the man in question’s most successful season to date was in the Championship with Derby.
Fikayo Tomori has made a huge impact during his first two months in Italy.
The 23-year-old moved on loan from Chelsea in January until the end of the season, with an option to buy. Milan are already very keen to explore that clause and Tomori can further his cause with a strong performance against Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday night.