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Chelsea outcast Batshuayi ‘in transfer talks to join Besiktas and offered contract until 2025’ as he looks to end exile
CHELSEA outcast Michy Batshuayi is in talks to join Besiktas and end his Stamford Bridge exile, according to reports.
The striker, 27, has been shipped out on loan four times in the last three years after struggling to earn his break with the Blues.
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It is widely accepted Batshuayi will be allowed to leave the club for good this summer.
A move to Trabzonspor fell through but now reporter Nicolo Schira states negotiations are underway regarding a transfer to fellow Turkish side Besiktas.
A four-year contract is on the table, taking him up until 2025.
Further reports add the forward will earn £38,000 per week, including bonuses.
Batshuayi joined Chelsea from Marseille for £33million in 2016.
He racked up 25 goals in 77 appearances but struggled to make his mark as the No1 choice centre-forward.
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Diego Costa, Alvaro Morata, Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham were all preferred during his time in SW6.
That saw the 25-cap Belgium international heading on temporary deals to Borussia Dortmund, Valencia and Crystal Palace twice.
Across those loans he scored 20 goals in 70 appearances.
Batshuayi's imminent exit means it is one Belgian striker out and one Belgian striker in at Chelsea this summer.
The Blues confirmed the club-record signing of Romelu Lukaku for £97.5m on Thursday - seven years after selling him to Everton.
He said: "I’m happy and blessed to be back at this wonderful club.
"It’s been a long journey for me. I came here as a kid who had a lot to learn, now I’m coming back with a lot of experience and more mature.
"The relationship I have with this club means so much to me, as you know.
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"I have supported Chelsea as a kid and now to be back and try to help them win more titles is an amazing feeling.
"The way the club is going fits my ambitions perfectly at 28 and just coming off winning Serie A.
"I think this opportunity comes at the right time and hopefully we can have a lot of success together."
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