Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi joins Valencia on season-long loan from Premier League side Chelsea

Reuters August 10, 2018, 23:22:33 IST

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has joined Spanish side Valencia on loan after the closure of the Premier League transfer window, where he will get to play in the UEFA Champions League.

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Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi joins Valencia on season-long loan from Premier League side Chelsea

Valencia: La Liga side Valencia have signed Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi on a one-season loan deal from Chelsea, the two teams said on Friday.

Batshuayi joined Chelsea in 2016 from Olympique de Marseille for a reported 33 million pounds ($42 million) and only struck five league goals in his first campaign, although he scored in a 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion which clinched the 2016/2017 Premier League title.

He struck 10 goals in all competitions in his second season with Chelsea but in January was loaned out to Borussia Dortmund, where he scored seven times in 10 Bundesliga appearances.

Valencia finished fourth in La Liga last season to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in three years, allowing Batshuayi to play in Europe’s elite competition while Chelsea will be in the Europa League.

Batshuayi made three appearances at the 2018 World Cup.

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