Besiktas borrows Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC has awarded Michy Batshuayi to Turkish double winner Besiktas for the current season. The eagles announced this on Wednesday via social media.

For Batshuayi it is the fifth loan deal in his time with the Blues, with whom he signed his first contract in 2016. The attacker had previously been loaned to Borussia Dortmund, Valencia and twice to Crystal Palace.

After the record transfer of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan, the competition on the offensive is enormous at Chelsea, so that Batshuayi would have only been able to make a few appearances this season.

Before his flight to Turkey, Batshuayi extended his contract with the Blues until 2023, according to media reports, but Besiktas secured a purchase option for the 27-year-old, which will cost between six and twelve million euros next summer.