Batshuayi was signed by Chelsea for a fee of £35m from French club, Marseille in 2016 but has now departed Stamford Bridge for Turkey
By Mosope Michaels
Belgium and Chelsea forward, Michy Batshuayi, has left Stamford Bridge after completing a move to Turkish giants, Fenerbahce.
Batshuayi, who is deemed surplus to requirement at the West London club has not played for Thomas Tuchel’s side for the past two seasons.
The Belgian international was on the verge of joining Premier League side, Nottingham Forest, but the Blues did not submit the paperwork in time.
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Fortunately, Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe swooped in and rescued him from a lost season at Cobham, reaching an agreement for his transfer with Chelsea very quickly, and confirming the news officially as well
Chelsea signed Batshuayi for a fee of £35m in 2016 from Marseille and has now departed Stamford Bridge.
The Belgian knew he stood no chance of playing regularly under Thomas Tuchel following the arrival of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona.
Batshuayi has donned Chelsea’s colours 48 times and has scored 8 goals for the club during that time.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on his part, left Chelsea’s arch-rivals, Arsenal last season for La Liga after calling out with the gaffer, Mikel Arteta.