Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke claims club are desperate to sign Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea
The Belgian striker thrived at the Bundesliga club since joining on loan, netting nine times in 14 games before injury cut short his season
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BORUSSIA DORTMUND have confirmed they are keen on signing Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi on a permanent deal in the summer.
The 24-year-old banged in nine goals in 14 goals for the Bundesliga club after arriving on loan in January before injury cut short his season.
Batshuayi picked up an ankle injury during the 2-0 defeat against Schalke recently, but has been told he should be fit to represent Belgium at the World Cup.
Dortmund are on the lookout for a centre-forward after they sold Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal in the winter transfer window.
And after slotting in seamlessly in Peter Stoger's side, BVB chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has revealed Batshuayi is a top priority.
He told : "The interest to sign him does generally exist.
"Chelsea already have two centre-forwards in [Alvaro] Morata and [Olivier] Giroud.
"First, we have to wait who will be coaching Chelsea next season. Then we'll see what is possible."
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The Blues are believed to be holding out for a sum of around £50million, with Roman Abramovich desperate to make a profit after acquiring him for £33.1m from Marseille in 2016.
But it has been reported that Dortmund are only willing to fork out between £35m-£40m for his signature.