Chelsea demand more than £50m for Michy Batshuayi as Borussia Dortmund push for permanent deal
Belgian is on loan at the Bundelsiga club who are looking at securing him on a long-term contract despite injuring ankle last Sunday
CHELSEA will reportedly demand £50million from Borussia Dortmund if they want to buy Michy Batshuayi.
The Belgian confirmed he had played his last game of the season for the Bundesliga club after damaging his ankle ligaments against Schalke on Sunday.
But that has not stopped him from impressing Dortmund chiefs enough to want to make the loan deal permanent.
Batshuayi, 24, scored five goals in his first three appearances for the club and ended up with nine in 14.
That has been enough for Dortmund to want to buy him despite not having a option to in the loan deal.
The Evening Standard report that the Blues will therefore ask for at least £50m for the striker.
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Dortmund will have to negotiate well to try and tempt Stamford Bridge chiefs into parting ways with Batshuayi as they believe the loan spell has improved him.
That was the purpose of Batshuayi — who joined Chelsea from Marseille in a £33.1million deal in 2016 — and not to sell him in the summer.
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But if Antonio Conte leaves and a new boss does not rate Batshuayi, then he could be allowed to leave.
Dortmund would also have cash to fund the move after selling Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal in a £56m deal last month.