Football

Chelsea star left out of squad for Bournemouth ahead of deadline day transfer

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9 years ago

January 31, 2018

Feyijimi Emmanuel

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi is reportedly out of the squad to face Bournemouth tonight.

The Belgian is expected to complete a loan move to Borussia Dortmund

Batshuayi is set to finalise the deal and undergo a medical with Dortmund today.

The Belgium international is poised to complete a temporary transfer to the Bundesliga giants in a transfer merry-go-round involving Olivier Giroud and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Telegraph claimed yesterday that Batshuayi was on his way to Dortmund, and set to be replaced by £18million Arsenal striker Giroud at Stamford Bridge.

It now looks like things are moving along, with HLN journalist Kristof Terreur reporting that the 24-year-old is not going to be involved for Chelsea against Bournemouth tonight as he looks to finalise his loan deal and undergo a medical.

The former Marseille man also made an important impact off the bench last season as he struck Chelsea’s winner at West Brom that ultimately sealed their Premier League title win.

Still, Batshuayi found himself behind Diego Costa in the pecking order last term and has remained that way despite Costa leaving and being replaced by Alvaro Morata this year.

With his prolific record at former club Marseille, however, he could prove a decent addition for Dortmund if given the chance to play more often.