Newcastle United poised to land Michy Batshuayi
Over the past couple of weeks, there has been intense speculation over the future of Michy Batshuayi at Chelsea.
The reports in England suggested that Newcastle United are poised to land Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi.
The 26-year-old has been subject to interest from various Premier League clubs.
Chelsea spent 39 million euros to sign the Belgium international from Marseille in the summer of 2016. The 26-year-old has one year left on his current contract which expires in 2021.
The striker has banged in 8 goals and provided 3 assists in 25 matches for Chelsea this term on all fronts.
The 26-year-old is considered to be one of the best strikers in Belgium.
His record for Belgium is impressive. Batshuayi has scored 16 goals in 29 matches for Belgium at senior level.
Michy Batshuayi is currently out of favor at Chelsea and could leave the club this summer.
The Newcastle United manager is in the market for a new striker.
The Belgium international is thought to perfectly fit the profile of striker Steve Bruce wants to target in the summer transfer window.
Newcastle are in the market for just a handful of statement signings who can improve the first-team.
Michy Batshuayi is a traditional number nine, having all types of finishes in his locker. His arrival would give Newcastle some much needed tactical flexibility.
According to the report, “Newcastle United have joined the race for Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi. The Daily Express says Chelsea are ready to sell the Belgium international forward this summer – should, as expected, they sign RB Leipzig star Timo Werner. Chelsea want £40million for his services and although West Ham have emerged as ‘early frontrunners’, Newcastle have also looked at signing Batshuayi, according to the report. The report claims Batshuayi is ‘one of many’ potential signings the prospective new Saudi-led ownership have looked at.”
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Newcastle have to fork out a huge transfer fee if they are genuinely interested in the Belgium international.
Good signing for Newcastle United?
A move to Newcastle is exactly what Michy Batshuayi needs to reignite his career, and we hope he is able to do just that.
This could be a very interesting move, Batshuayi has lots of potential and Newcastle United could be the perfect place for him to develop as a player.
Newcastle fans would certainly love to see him arrive at the club.
It will be interesting to see if Newcastle can beat their rivals to the striker’s signature.
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Bologna-born Giuseppe Bianchi has spent more than a decade living in Rome and writing about Italian football, Spanish football and the Premier League for various Italian football portals and now he writes about European football for Euro Football Rumours. He's been thinking about football transfers pretty much nonstop since the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. Aside from writing, he likes to spend his time fishing and rock climbing.
