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Tiemoue Bakayoko Opens Up Amid Report He Told Boss Gennaro Gattuso to 'F--k Off'

Tiemoue Bakayoko has taken to Instagram amid reports he told AC Milan boss Gennaro Gattuso to "f--k off" during the Rossoneri's 2-1 win over Bologna on Monday.

Per The Independent's Luke Brown, Gattuso went to bring on Bakayoko in the first half following an injury to Lucas Biglia, but the Italian said that after "seven or eight minutes, he still had not put on his shin pads," so he opted to use Jose Mauri instead.

Bakayoko gave his account of the events on Instagram (h/t Brown):

"Despite starting on the bench I was ready to give 200 per cent even if I only played five minutes tonight.