Forward
Michy Batshuayi has extended his Chelsea contract until 2023 and joined
Turkish side Besiktas on loan for the coming season.
The 27-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge from Marseille in 2016 but has been
regularly loaned out to other clubs.
Batshuayi spent time on loan at Borussia Dortmund and Valencia, before two
spells at Crystal Palace, with the Belgium international now heading to
Turkey.
However, he has also scored 25 goals in 77 Chelsea appearances, including
one which clinched the Premier League title at West Brom in May 2017.
Batshuayi has passed his medical in Turkey and could make his Besiktas debut
away to Gaziantep on Saturday.
The striker posted on Twitter: "Very, very happy to join Besiktas.
"An incredible opportunity for me and I'm already looking to play.
"Thank you to all the fans for the crazy welcome at Istanbul. See you at the
stadium very soon."
Batshuayi follows fellow strikers Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham out of
Chelsea this summer, after they moved to Serie A sides AC Milan and Roma
respectively.
Romelu Lukaku has headed the other way, rejoining Chelsea in a £97.5m deal,
after two successful seasons with reigning Italian champions Inter Milan.
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